The summertime fishing
is getting as hot as the
scorching sun. and we ha'e
everything .ou need for
success on the after. inside
Ftihing the Florida Kevys.
inside Nour Kc\,intti tioda\.

L'Atiltudes is offering
cash prizes to kids who cap-
rure the best Ke\s images.
Island Sun Spla.h kick- off
this weekend and local anri.i
host exhibitions. Get those
cameras ready and see \\hat's
going on in the islands. in
L'Anirudes. inside.

Hickory bid
Onl\ one bidder -
King's Point Mlanna LLC
- submlts a bid to bu\ the
Hickor House restaurant
on Stock Island from the
count\. It says it'll pa:, $3.1
million. See storn. Page 8.

A salary, dispute could cost
Mon:rroe Count, one of its most
. ial pla'rs at an inopportune
moment.
Budget Director Sal Zappulla
says he is considering resigning
at a time when local government
is frantically looking to expertise
like Zappulla's to pull it through
a rough budget season.
"I was not given my raise, and
I'm thinking of turning in my
resignation because of it,"
Zappulla told the Keynoter
Friday after calling the county
commissioners to express his
frustration.
Zappulla, who earns $92,000
annually, says County Admin-
istrator Tom Willi denied a raise,
citing budget constraints.
Zappulla, who compiled last
year's $373 million county budg-
et, says other division directors
are paid better and have less
experience.
See BUDGET / 4

evidence obtained during the
investigation establishes that
there is reasonable cause to
believe that a violation of the
statute occurred," investigator

Federico Costales wrote in a let-
ter to County Administrator Tom
Willi and obtained by the
Keynoter.
McCoy's former aide, Celeste
Bruno, filed the complaint in
October alleging, Costales wrote,

that McCoy "told sexually
explicit stories, jokes and sexual
comments on a daily basis."
In addition, Costales wrote,
Bruno "was retaliated against
after she refused to comply with
sexual advances."
The letter, dated May 17, gave
the county 15 days to respond.

See McCOY /4

Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW
An Everglades National Park staffer writes in a comment on suggestions for new park rules,
while Keys guides and residents look over proposals during a Thursday workshop in Key
Largo. Some proposals to restrict Florida Bay boating drew criticism.

The word "challenges" came
up frequently as Everglades
National Park Superintendent

Dan Kimball outlined plans to
rewrite rules covering most of
Florida Bay Thursday.
One of the first challenges
.seems to be getting through a
series of seven public work-
shops to hear initial reactions.
Sport anglers and backcoun-
try guides counted for most of
the crowd of more than 100 that
turned out Thursday in Key

Largo to voice concerns and
opinions about draft proposals.
"Leave it alone," said
Rodney Barreto, a part-time
Key Largo resident and fre-
quent bay fisherman. "Make
some small changes if they're
needed, but they're talking
about some extreme changes."
Barreto also is chairman of
the Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission the
state's top rule-making agency
for marine regulation.
Guides protested suggested
proposals that could prevent
powerboat access to waters less
than 3 feet deep a vast area
covering most of Florida Bay.
"That's a whole lot of territo-
ry," said John Keller, a guide for
30 years. "A lot of water."
An even larger crowd greeted
park staff in Everglades City,
where the Wednesday session
occasionally turned raucous,
according to a Naples Daily
News report.
Everglades staff returns on
Tuesday for workshops at 5 and
6:30 p.m. at Holiday Isle Resort,
mile marker 84 in Islamorada.
In opening remarks Thursday,
Kimball stressed the first major
rewriting of Everglades manage-
ment and rules in nearly three
decades has not reached any con-
clusions. A set of draft rules will
be forwarded in mid-2008, and
likely not approved until mid-
2009.
"We have to look'at the full
range of alternatives," Kimball
said, explaining four scenarios
presented.
They range from Alternative
A, which would change nothing,
to Alternative D, which stresses
preservation through measures
such as banning boat motors in
the bay's 3-foot depths.
Boat groundings and bottom-
scarring "are issues we need to
address with this plan," the
superintendent said.
"Ultimately, we can pick.and
choose" from proposals and sug-
gestions, Kimball said. "We have
heard loud and clear some of the
things that people don't like."
Other proposals:
An Everglades boat permit
to prove the operator understands
the difficulties of navigating
Florida Bay.
A ban on boats larger than
24 feet. "It's boats larger than 24
that tend to get into trouble,"
Kimball said. "And 98 percent of
our [permitted fishing] guides
have boats smaller than 24 feet."
Closing some areas to
power boating to allow more of a
wilderness experience for kayak-
ers and canoers. "We have heard
from a number of paddling
groups," Kimball said.
Kimball closed his 25-minute

Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW
Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball tells a
Key Largo crowd at a Thursday workshop that he wants to
locals to share their 'years-of experience' about boating in
Florida Bay.

What they said

Keynoter Staff

Comments from some ot the
people attending Everglades
National Park's workshop
Thursday in Kel Largo:
Sand\ Moret. Islamorada
fishing guide: "'We can talk
about some of the things [the
park is proposing] like idle-
speed zones or polling- or pad-
dling-only zones. But they
should be ba-ed on the contours
ot the ocean bottom, not lines
on a map.... [BoatersJ] should be
required to ha\e charts on
board .as part of their equip-
ment, like flares.."
Rich Minhhell. Islam,',rada
guidc: "It\ all about edtanion.
People eg burning .cross ;a liat
because they' don't kno,\ iti\
there.... We also need rulel
enforcement \h Ith teerh.
lRangersl catch '.lolators. and

presentation by taking only one
question, then directing people to
write comments on large paper
tablets or speak one of 18 park
staffers in attendance.
That did not sit well with
anglers like Jim Trice of
Islamorada, whose effort to craft
an "Alterative E" drew earlier
praise from Kimball.
Longtime Keys guide Bill
Kelly agreed, "There are more

they get off \ith a minimal
fine."
Lain Goodwin. Key
Largo guide: "I'm not sure
[park staff] realizes how much
\e bring to the local economy.
I had just fished a family of
four for three da\ s. \ ho sta\ ed
in a hotel and ate at our restau-
rants. We could lose that...The
park should recognize cw're
allies, not enemies. We belle\e
the\ should let someone down
here make the final decision.
not somebody behind a desk ui
Atlanta. That is a concern."
Julie Mead. Ke\ Largo
"hobb\ ist" uanglei: "Tlus is big-
rnme Flluridj Ba\ is p.-tr i i, h\
we're e here. \e like load the
canoe onto the boat to go pad-
dhng [neat Flamingo] but '.ee
can't canoe if w\ can't get
there."

people here than voted in the last
local election.... I don't know
who's here. There's no way to get
a feel for what people want col-
lectively."
Written suggestions or com-
ments on the plan will be accept-
ed until July 31. Go to http:11
parkplanning.nps.gov. Select
"Everglades NP" and "Ever-
glades National Park GMP."

Keys Energy starts
line maintenance

Keys Energy Services,
the Lo er Keys po\eer com-
pany, is conducting its annu-
al helicopter-based mainte-
nance of the transmission
line from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily this coming week.
Customers should be
aware of the possibility of
dust and sand that may be
dispersed due to the down-
ward thrust from the helicop-
ter. Customers with property
near U.S. I should place
garbage cans, lawn furniture
and light eight objects
indoors.

The Florida Keys are
under water-use restric-
tions due to drought con-
-ditions. To find out the spe-
cific rules, go to
www.keynoter.com and
click on "Keys Water
Restrictions" on the upper
right of the home page.

Keys beaches are test-
ed weekly for fecal col-
iform and enterococcus,
both fecal-based bacte-
ria. The following beaches
have health advisories or
warnings against swim-
ming:
South Beach, Key
West.

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Pnoto from MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Zappulla airs concerns

BUDGET / From 1

"He is way too concerned
with everybody else," Willi said.
"I feel he is well compensated.
He requested a raise several
months ago. He was told to justi-
fy it and the ball has been in his
court."
"I'm just thinking out loud
right now," Zappulla said. "I cer-
tainly would never leave the
county where it would cause the
county to flounder."
It's a tense budget season,
with the Legislature pulling
together a special session starting
Tuesday to explore ways to cut
local property tax collections.
Zappulla says he is creating two
parallel budgets to be fully pre-
pared for any decisions out of
Tallahassee.
"It's my job to keep the budg-
et in order with the chief financial
officer, not the administrator,"
Zappulla said, explaining that his
budgeting moves ultimately have
to comply with requirements set
out by County Clerk Danny
Kolhage, not Willi.
Over the past several months,
Willi and Kolhage have not seen
eye to eye on budget issues. In
January, Kolhage sent out a
scathing memo telling Willi that

county reserve funds were pre-
cariously low.
Willi faulted Zappulla's
"interpersonal skills" as part of
the reason he has not been forth-
coming with a raise, noting that
Zappulla has been written up sev-
eral times in recent months for
losing his temper will fellow
department heads.
"I don't like losing any
employees, but certainly not the
budget director," Commissioner
George Neugent said. "We've
lost a tremendous amount of
institutional knowledge in a long
list of senior staffers."
Neugent listed former Budget
Director Sheila Barker, Growth
Management directors Ty
Symroski and Tim McGarry and
Planner Director Marlene
Conaway, all of whom resigned
or retired within the past three
years.,
Zappulla was named to head
his department in 2003. He
worked for Kolhage's office for
five and a half years prior to that.
In recent weeks, Willi dis-
missed Technical Services
Director Mickey Baker without
cause at the tail end of a one-year
probation. Baker has gone on to
lodge his complaints against
Willi in an ongoing blog.

"It's the EEOC's job to try and
settle cases," Assistant County
Attorney Bob Shillinger said.
"Our response was that we
haven't seen anything that war-
rants a settlement yet."
Bruno worked as McCoy's
aide for more than a year before
filing the charge.
She transferred briefly, to
work as an aide for
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
where, Costales wrote, "she was
subsequently forced to resign
after the county failed to provide
her with a safe working environ-
ment."
While Bruno was working for
Spehar, felon Milo Reese came
into the office a number of times,
eventually leading Bruno to set
off a silent alarm. Reese had
returned to the Keys after serving
time for stealing an airplane in
Marathon and landing it in Cuba.
Shillinger said the letter,

which threatened "court enforce-
ment alternatives" if the county
does not come to a settlement, is
just part of the process.
"They haven't filed suit,"
Shillinger said.
McCoy has maintained his
innocence since first learning of
the complaint.
"I haven't done a thing," he
told the Keynoter shortly after the
charges were filed. McCoy was
unavailable for comment Friday.
Bruno's attorney, Patrice De
Lorenzo, was also unavailable for
comment.
According to the federal Civil
Rights Act of 1964, "Unwelcome
sexual advances, requests for
sexual favors, and other verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual
nature constitute sexual harass-
ment when this conduct explicit-
ly or implicitly affects an individ-
ual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an individual's
work performance, or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive
work environment."

Keynoter

I

Keys News

Saturday, June 9, 2007 5

Courthouse

staying open

rITNEss ciNTER
" .

And EOC options
on the table
for Middle Keys
By ALYSON CREAN
acrean@keynoter.com

The Monroe County
Commission needs to find a
way to cut $20 million out of
capital expenditures, but the
cuts won't include closing
down the Marathon court-
house.
A roomful of attorneys and
judges, including Monroe
County Chief Judge Sandra
Taylor, were assured the judici-
ary would remain in Marathon
during commission budget
workshop Wednesday in Key
West.
"We should have a nod of
the heads that we will commit
to have a functioning judiciary
in Marathon," Commissioner
Sonny McCoy said.
"I know none of you were
here when 15 years ago we
raised this same issue," Taylor
said, "and got everybody nod-
ding their head."
The proposal from County
Administrator Tom Willi to
close the courthouse to save
money was shelved. Instead,
commissioners said they would
spend money to try to upgrade
the aging courthouse.
However, Commissioner
George Neugent asked,
"Where's the money coming
from? I've always been told
that's an empty promise if you
say you're going to do it and
don't have the money."
Monroe County Judge Ruth
Becker is based in the
Marathon courthouse.
"It's an insult and indignity
to belong to a co-equivalent
branch of government and
have to come groveling for
funding," she said. "We cannot
fulfill our constitutional obli-
gations without counting on
you all to do it."
While the commissioners
were being asked to find ways
to delay capital projects
already underway, Willi rec-
ommended going forward. with
a request for proposals explgr-
ing a possible joint venture in

Marathon.
"Staff was approached by a
developer who had an idea,
who'd love to build a hotel at
the Marathon and Key West"
airports, Willi said. "It's a new
concept to the county. If we
build a new hotel, we could
build a joint-use facility" that
would include an emergency
operations center.
The current EOC is com-
mission chambers at the
Marathon Government Center.
The room is transformed into a
communications hub for
numerous agencies when a
hurricane approaches.
Willi said there are a lot of
plusses to the hotel proposal,
including handing off the cost
of building beds and kitchen
facilities to a private develop-
er. Those facilities would be
used by emergency personnel
in case of a disaster.
"How can we add some-
thing new until we eliminate or
push back some" of the proj-
ects already underway? Com-
missioner Sylvia Murphy
asked.
Willi likened the process to
throwing a bunch of ingredi-
ents into a blender and seeing
what comes out in later budget
sessions.
Neugent suggested looking
at the Sheriff's Office hangar
or the under-construction
Mosquito Control District
building at the Marathon air-
port for space for an EOC.
In the past, the county and
city of Marathon had discussed
a joint EOC at that- airport. The
talks went nowhere, and
Marathon is building its own,
based at a new fire station now
being built.
Willi said up to $14 million
to offset the $20 million capital
shortfall could be in the county
coffers by the end of the fiscal
year. That includes a possible
$11 million contract with the
state Department of Environ-
mental Protection for sewers.
And if the commission accepts
a $3.1 million offer on the
county-owned Hickory House
property on Stock Island, that
money would go toward the
capital shortfall, Willi said.

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"Way out in left field"
Definition: Out of touch, eccentric, odd; also misguided.

We think that last word applies to Wednesday's surprise pro-
posal for a hotel development at Florida Keys Marathon Airport.
County Administrator Tom Willi told his bosses about the idea
during a budget workshop in which commissioners also learned
the county faces a potential $20 million shortfall in capital
money for things already in the pipeline.
So you can see the connection, right?
County is running out of money for big projects; developer
agrees to build an airport hotel with room for a county emer-
gency operations center.
County gets someone else to pay for a new EOC?
Oh, and when hotel guests evacuate, then EOC staff could stay
in the rooms and get midnight snacks from the hotel kitchen?
We're not making this up. This is what the county commis-
sioners were told.
While on the subject of make-believe, wonder how the Federal
Aviation Administration would feel about a multi-story hotel
alongside Marathon's runway?
The city of Marathon ran into some stiff headwinds on the
height of its new fire house, which has an emergency operations
center big enough to house just city honchos.
There was talk, you may remember, about Marathon and the
county collaborating over a joint-use building that would
accommodate the fire department plus include an EOC to house
county and city operations.
But those talks went nowhere. Sort of like the talk about a joint
city-county effort for a new library, or utilizing the county's
Marathon Government Center as a possible city hall.
In today's Keynoter, you'll see a suggestion from
Commissioner George Neugent that Willi explore an EOC joint
use with the Sheriff's Office hangar or the under-construction
Mosquito Control District building at the north end of Florida
Keys Marathon Airport.
We doubt the hangar could withstand a big blow and it's like-
ly too late to change the Mosquito Control building to accom-
modate a county EOC. Great idea just a tad late.
The only idea not out of left field at Wednesday's meeting
came from Commissioner Sylvia Murphy.
After listening to the litany of woes on capital funds versus
projects already committed, she asked the question that most in
the hall and watching on TV wanted to shout:
"How can we add something new until we eliminate or push
back some?"
Indeed.

EDITOR:
Regarding the discussion about a new com-
bined emergency operations center and hotel at
Florida Keys Marathon Airport at Wednesday's
County Commission budget workshop:
What's most interesting in the discussion is
that the perspective of the county Division of
Emergency Management has not even been
mentioned. Since this is their bailiwick,
shouldn't their position be at least solicited?
And why didn't County Administrator Tom
Willi say if he has even spoken to Emergency
Management about this?
It is disingenuous for Mr. Willi to speak of
Emergency Management matters as an expert.
If the County Commission wants correct infor-
mation, better to ask someone who is trained in
emergency management.
At some point, someone please ask Mr.
Willi this question: Monroe County has many
mandated training and drill requirements. How
would the frequent required training fit into the
hotel's scheduling?
Does the potential hotelier know that all
emergency operations centers get used a lot
more than just in emergencies? Will Mr. Willi
have the hotel evacuate its guests for all train-
ing sessions?
Also, since this is an airport-situated activi-

ty, how long will it be before Cay Clubs' name
is associated with this plan?
With all the immediate financial issues
(crises?) facing the county, this EOC discus-
sion belongs way down on the reality list
(remember the Vandenberg artificial reef
planned for off Key West, and how that grew
legs, and now it's the county that's sinking
instead of the Vandenberg.) Also disingenuous
is Mr. Willi referring to a 1-penny offset from
the bed tax as if it's a done deal.
The builder who "approached" Mr. Willi
and offered to build a hotel/EOC on county
property is a friend of our mayor.
Lastly, the placing of some items discussed
Wednesday is curious. As the commissioners
first sat, they were handed a big stack of budg-
et information. And less than an hour later,
they were asked to consider some of the con-
tents.
The appearance is that Mr. Willi manipu-
lates what the commission sees, and considers,
today. And that planning is designed to wear
them out.
To quote Mr. Willi from his remarks at the
meeting: "...And it's all just politics, and we
know it...."
.Sue Heim
Key Largo

No one has the right to get rezoned

EDITOR:
I sick and tired of hearing all this blather
about the problems with keeping trailer parks
as affordable housing. It should be obvious
to everyone that the real driving force is the
ease with which developers can obtain zon-
ing changes.
If a developer realized that rezoning was
not an option, he would not offer huge sums
of money to purchase these properties and,
hence, the owners would not be selling them.
Since the statutes clearly state that zoning
changes should only be made in the best
interests of the whole community, then it is
also obvious that the County Commission is
using the prospect of larger property taxes as
an excuse to bend the rules.
To then tell the citizens that your hands
are tied is just telling them that you think

Oil drilling is safe
EDITOR:
In response to one of your letters regard-
ing drilling for oil in the Gulf:
All oil spills and damage have occurred
from tanker spills and none to this date from
drilling. There is far less risk in drilling for
oil than to import it in tankers. Until we find
another source of energy, drilling for our
own oil and building new refineries is our
best bet.
Due to false information, we have not
built.a new refinery in 25 years, which is the
biggest factor in the price of gasoline.
Henry Bernazani
Marathon

they are stupid.
No property owner has a God-given right
to expect to get his property rezoned so he
can make some money. Why is the County
Commission going along with this for any-
body?
Would they do it for me? I'd like to offer
my single-family property located inside the
-National Key Deer Refuge to McDonalds,
which would love to build a restaurant here.
Sandy Brown
Big Pine Key

Editor's note: The County Commission
voted last month to impose a six-month
moratorium on accepting applications to
Sredevelop trailer parks.

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Keys ODinion

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Yearbook sets new standard

EDITOR:
Congratulations are in order for
Marathon High School's yearbook
class.
Last month, Walsworth Publishing
Co. inducted the yearbook,
Shoreline, into its Gallery of
Excellence. This is a showcase of the
best yearbooks published by
Walsworth.
Gallery books are used nation-
wide as quality examples, loaned to
schools to use as idea generators and
are often displayed at regional state
and national convention and work-
shops. This is especially significant
and exciting as this is the 50th
anniversary edition of Shoreline.
This recognition would not have
been possible without the tremen-
dous efforts of the yearbook class
students and several parent volun-
teers. Thanks go out to volunteer cre-
ative director Lynn D'Ascanio, vol-
unteer photographer Jackie Eigner
and volunteer editor Katrina Wiatt.
They are terrific. Thanks also to the
students. It was a rough start but they
came together as a team and got it
done.
Students, parents and members of

the community will be extremely
pleased by this year's book. The
theme of Now and Then allowed us
to utilize photos from the previous
50 years editions of Marathon year-
books. Many former graduates and
members of the community may rec-
ognize themselves or their friends
and family members throughout the
pages.
Shoreline will be published at the
end of July since the students decid-
ed to include both prom and gradua-
tion. Pre-orders can be arranged
through the office at Marathon High
School. Cost of the yearbook is $60.
For reasons not shared with me, I
will not be teaching at Marathon
High after this school year.
Therefore, I pass on the torch of
yearbook advisor to the next teacher
to take over this role. Hopefully, we
have raised the bar and set a new
standard of excellence for Shorelines
to come.
Congratulations once again to the
Shoreline staff and volunteers. Job
well done. Remember me fondly. I
will miss you all.
Alycia Fulcher
Sugarloaf Key

Harbor and residents have come a long way

EDITOR:
This is a rebuttal to the June 6 let-
ter titled "Marina staff needs kind-
ness training."
I am a full-time resident of
Marathon. I have owned property in
Marathon and lived here before
Marathon became a city. I have seen
many changes over the years to our
harbor, from the wild to the civilized.
I watch daily the arrivals and depar-
tures of vessels from all over the
world.
I listen to the comments that our
visitors to the harbor community
make when they enter and leave the
harbor. I hear nothing but praise for
the people at the marina, the bridge
tenders, the city and the harbor com-
munity.
They say we have the nicest,
friendliest marina and bridge tenders
they have ever seen, they will be
back next year and for a longer peri-
od of time, and that the harbor has
certainly come a long way since they
previously visited.
I urge everyone to listen to their
VHF radios and hear the wonderful
things that are being said about our
harbor and especially our new moor-
ing field. Gone are the days of the
harbor being out of control. Our har-
bor community is for all ages to
enjoy.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, Monroe

County Sheriff's Office and the city
are coordinating their efforts to
improve all of the nearshore waters
of Marathon.
After hearing only positive
remarks about our harbor, I wonder
what behavior from our visitors
caused the problem, if in fact there
was a problem.
Max Sears
Marathon

Garden is beautiful
EDITOR:
I would like to thank D'Asign
Source for its generous donation of
plants and materials to create a won-
derful butterfly garden at Stanley
Switlik Elementary School. Not only
did they contribute the plants, paths
and benches, they contributed some-
thing just as important their time.
Giving up their Saturday, more than
13 D'Asign Source employees and 25
Switlik staff members and families
worked hard to create a new and beau-
tiful haven for birds and butterflies.
Other contributors included Toppino's,
Keys Discount Rock and Sand, Home
Depot and Gonzalez Landscaping.
The old garden was destroyed by
Hurricane Wilma. The new garden
was rededicated June 4.
Elaine Edwards
Marathon

The Class of 2007 gets ready to enter a new stage of life just before graduation.

Class of 2007 gets lots of support

EDITOR:
We would like to thank all who
helped us out with the graduation for
Marathon High School.
First, thanks to all of the parents who
helped us out and for understanding the
ups and downs of putting all the activi-
ties together. We really do appreciate all
they did. Thank you to Jackie Eigner for
the volunteer time she put in during
school time taking pictures for us.
Thank you to J&J Florist for all the
beautiful flowers donated. Thanks to
Home Depot for the beautiful palms
donated for graduation. Thank you to
the Keynoter for printing our senior pic-
tures. And thank you to the administra-
tion and board members who took time
to be here for our senior class.
Most of all, a big thanks to the Class
of 2007 for letting us be their class
sponsors the past three years. We are
very proud to have been a part of their

lives. We wish them all the best and
they should always remember we will
be here for them.
Barbara Allen
Deb Baker
Marathon

Thanks for the coverage

EDITOR:
Thank you very much for the public-
service coverage you gave our recent
GPS seminar. We had more attendees
than we anticipated more than 20 of
them were non-members who saw either
the ads we placed or read the public-
service coverage.
We really appreciate your assistance.
Sandy Bergin
Public relations chairman
Key West Sail
and Power Squadron

Delta needs to maintain its schedule

EDITOR:
Two weeks ago, I booked a Delta flight
from Marathon to Portland, Ore., out on a
Thursday and back on Tuesday and plan to
do two more trips, one in August and one
in September, leaving and coming back on
the same days.
Much to my dismay, I read in the next
day's Keynoter that they, through county
Airports Director Peter Horton, wanted to
cut back the one flight on Tuesday and
Wednesday those months because it is slow
season.
We have been asked numerous times to
support Delta and that is exactly what I am
trying to do.
We all have slow season, but this is a
public service and should not be allowed to
cut back like this, especially after working
for five years to get it and then subsidizing
it and getting a one-year contract. It has
come to my attention that the County
Commission has to approve this and I
strongly ask that it does not.

This is not just for me that I am asking
but, as we all know, these months are the
height of hurricane season and some peo-
ple would use this service to evacuate.
Bill Ryan
Marathon

Save KCB from snakes

EDITOR:
We live half each year in Keuy
Colony Beach. We own an apartment
there.
We are concerned about the large
snake problem that has invaded the
waters in the Keys. I should think the
people in the real-estate business would
certainly be concerned. Perhaps a bounty
on each snake brought in and destroyed
would be a wonderful incentive. I don't
care what the animal-rights people say.
Nadine Baugher
Key Colony Beach

The owner of Stock Island's
King's Pointe Marina has
offered $3.1 million to Monroe

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County for a defunct restau-
rant, bar and fish house.
Bids were opened Tuesday
on the former Hickory House,
which the county bought in
December for $3.12 million
with a plan to provide public
access to the water.
King's Pointe Marina LLC,
next door to the Hickory

Some say this boat's name describes how the Hickory
contending only King's Pointe Marina LLC could qualify
boat's in storage at King's Pointe.

House, was the sole bidder.
The proposal calls for
incorporating the property into
the redevelopment of King's
Pointe, formerly the Oceanside
Marina, creating a ship's store
on the site and adding five
affordable housing units on the
second story.
"We were hoping to get a

little bit more," Monroe
County Administrator Tom
Willi said. "But there has to be
a little tradeoff because we're
going to have public access
and affordable housing units.
[The developer] will be doing
all the improvements; that's all
for public benefit."
The county closed on the
Hickory House sale in
November. Commissioner
Dixie Spehar pushed hard for
the purchase to provide public
water access for Stock Island
residents.
Two appraisals conducted
in October priced the parcel at
between $2.5 million and
$3.75 million. At the time, the
property had a working restau-
rant and a liquor license that,
according to state records, can-
not be transferred off site.
"At least we're getting our
money back, having spent it on
something I didn't feel provid-
ed us with any great reward by
buying it," said Commissioner
George Neugent, who has been
vocally opposed to the coun-
ty's purchase of the property.
"I'll just be glad when it's
gone and the controversy is
gone with it."
Spehar and Willi argued for
the purchase, saying revenue
from the restaurant, which they
hoped to lease back to the for-

Keynoter photo by ALYSON CREAN
use bid package was written,
buy the former restaurant. This

mer owner, would offset the
sales price. However, the
county shut down operation
shortly after the purchase,
fencing off the parcel to dis-
suade vandals.
Willi told the commission
in September that permits were
in place to add to the existing
docks on the property, allow-
ing for 21 slips.
However, county staffers
later learned that an applica-
tion for the dock permits was
denied by the state Department
of Environmental Protection.
King's Pointe, according to the
bid, plans to install 18 boat
slips on the site.
The bid proposal requires
the buyer to upgrade a county-
owned boat ramp adjacent to
the property unless the new
owner could provide boat-
ramp access within half a mile
of the former Hickory House.
In the King's Pointe proposal,
the developer would allow
public access to the King's
Pointe Marina ramp.
Principals of King's Pointe
own numerous Keys develop-
ments including the upscale
Playa Cristal in Key Largo,
Angler's Reef in Islamorada
and a proposed development
formerly known as Watermark
at Key West Harbor now called
Harbor House.

-Council unhappy
with hookup
costs, equity
By RYAN McCARTHY
and DAVID BALL
rmccarthy@keynoter.com

The Marathon City Council
voted to further alter sewer plans
Tuesday due to the state's failure
to contribute funding to the proj-
ect.
The city comprehensive plan
calls for the state to pay 40 per-
cent of the system's estimated
$82 million cost.
In a 4-1 vote, the council
chose not to assess sewer taxes to
residents living in areas where
construction was set to begin,
instead deciding to borrow
money to move forward.
"I saw the six months it took
us to do the two miles of pipe on
Sombrero" Beach Road,
Councilman Pete Worthington
said in support of the vote, "so I
don't want to see people paying
for something that may not come
to fruition."
Vice Mayor Marilyn Tempest
was the only dissenter, saying the
city has a good plan and should
stick with it.

Briefs

Alleged thief
caught by video

A Key Largo man has been
charged with burglarizing a Key
Largo convenience store May 31.
Thursday, deputies said the
owner of the Citgo at mile mark-
er 106.5 went to work just before
7 a.m. June 1 to find the alarm
sounding. He entered to turn it
off and found broken glass from
a window that had been smashed
with a brick.
When deputies from the
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
reviewed a surveillance tape
from security cameras, they saw
a suspect later identified as Pedro
Kuder, 24, break the window,
enter and take a six pack of
Corona beer from a cooler.
Sgt. David Carey was able to
identify Kuder from the tape and
knew he lived in the area. Kuder
was charged with burglary and
grand theft.

"I don't like borrowing money
for design and engineering," she
told the Keynoter. "I was trying
to follow the financial plan."
The city had planned to set
assessments for next year's tax
roll at a July 9 meeting, but will
instead use the date as a work-
shop to further tweak hookup
costs to various users.
The council, particularly
Worthington, had issues with the
assessment figures, where a resi-
dential user would be charged
$4,499 per equivalent dwelling
unit (EDU) as well as an $8,304
connection fee. One EDU is
equivalent to the use of 167 gal-
lons of water per day and corre-
lates to one single-family home.
The main sticking point was
that the connection fee could be
split among condominium and
mobile-home owners in a single
building or park, which has one
point of connection to the system.
Yet each single-family home-
owner would be forced to pay
that entire fee on their own.
Citizens packed the Sheriff's
Office hangar at Florida Keys
Marathon Airport for the meeting
and made several impassioned
pleas to the council. Most senti-
ments were regarding the assess-
ment costs being too excessive.
"If this council doesn't do the
right thing and get the money
from the state, the only flow is

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this town," Monroe County
School Board member John Dick
said.
However, some residents were
in favor of the project moving
forward as planned.
"The last thing we want to see
is a sewer project that will cost
two or three times what it was
supposed to be," resident Fred
Endemann said.
The council voted to continue
moving forward on constructing
service areas four (Sombrero
Beach Road/ U.S. 1 corridor) and
six (Coco Plum Drive/ U.S. 1
corridor), but instead using bor-
rowed money as well as possible
capital infrastructure funds.
Consultant Wieler Engineer-
ing designed the system into
seven separate service areas with
pipes, vacuum pumps and
sewage treatment plants that
operate independently of other
areas.
With the current $8 million in
promised state funding not yet
received, the cost for one single-
family home to connect in service
areas four and six could be as
high as $12,800, according to
staff figures.
At Tuesday's regularly sched-
uled meeting, the council is
scheduled to vote on a resolution
directing staff to actively pursue
the state of Florida and its fund-
ing commitment of 40 percent of F
the total construction cost.

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Keys News

Sigsbee Elementary could close

Housing issue
appears to be
among reasons
By ERIN MAGEE
emagee@keysreporter.com

The Monroe County School
Board is considering closing
Sigsbee Elementary School in
Key West.
Some have wondered if the
board might close Sigsbee in
response to conflict over the use
of School District land at Naval
Air Station in Key West.
For several years the School
Board has 'wanted to build
affordable housing for teachers
at Sigsbee, which is surrounded
by Navy land.
The board had a plan to build
Sigsbee Park Village, with 30 to
42 affordable-housing units.
The project was cut short
when Capt. J.R. Brown took
command of the Navy base,
School Board Chairman Andy
Griffiths said. Brown gave the
board a list of concerns about
having civilian housing on Navy
property.

Since then, the School Board
has proposed other uses for the
land, but each proposal has met
opposition from the Navy.
"We're just not getting a lot
of cooperation with this admin-
istration," Griffiths said. "We
may be forced to abandon
Sigsbee because it's not a viable
facility."
Brown was out of town at
press time and not available for
comment.
Jim Brooks, spokesman for
NAS Key West, said, "Sigsbee
School is a true neighborhood,
community school.... We'd like
to see it kept open."
The board will discuss clos-
ing Sigsbee at its workshop on
Tuesday in Key West.
At the School Board meeting
at Coral Shores High School
May 22, board member John
Dick said the district should not
close the school in an attempt to
punish Brown.
Board member Steven
Pribramsky, referring to the cost
of keeping Sigsbee open, said
that when a district spends an
extra $2,000 on certain students,

as it does with Sigsbee, every
student suffers.
"Not closing it affects all of.
our kids," he said.
Griffiths said Sigsbee's popu-
lation of fewer than 250 students
does not constitute a "viable"
size for an elementary school.
If a school has fewer than
650 students, it doesn't have
enough funding to pay for its
entire staff and must be subsi-
dized by other schools, he said.
Griffiths said Sigsbee's costs
are about $2,000 higher per stu-
dent than the district's average
per-student spending.
Closing the school would
save the Monroe County School
District more than $1 million,
Pribramsky said.
Sigsbee, built in 1950, is also
"the facility in most need of
repair," Griffiths said.
If the school is closed, stu-
dents would be relocated to
Glynn Archer Elementary,
Gerald Adams and Poinciana
Elementary, Dick said.
Griffiths said he would like
to see the Navy take over opera-
tion of the school as a charter
institution to save it from clo-
sure.

"The board would be happy
to share an application with
[Brown] and assist him in filling
it out," Griffiths said.
Sigsbee Elementary School is
also losing its principal, Marian
Smith, who will replace the
retiring principal of Horace
O'Bryant Middle School, Frank
Spoto, in the upcoming school
year.
Superintendent Randy
Acevedo said Smith will not be

replaced if the school is closed
for the 2007-08 school year.
If the board decides to close
the school for the 2008-09
school year, an administrator
will "ride it out" for the upcom-
ing year, but no new principal
will be assigned, he said.
If the board decides to keep
the school open indefinitely, the
district will go through the
process -of hiring a new princi-
pal, he said.

Key Largo School

staff begins move

The relocation
into $28M building
expected in August
By ERIN MAGEE
emagee@keysreporter.com.

The school year didn't end
June 1 for Key Largo School
teachers, who had to pack up
their classrooms in preparation
for relocation to the nearly com-
pleted new building.
Construction of the $28.2
million building began at the
beginning of the 2006-07 school
year and will finished in July.
"Our teachers are a dedicated
group of professionals. They've
been packing for the past
month," Principal Annette
Martinson said.
She said she hopes to move
into the new building Aug. 1.
The old building, which for-

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merely housed prekindergarten
through eighth grades, will be
used for middle-school electives
classes, which are normally held
in another building that is also
being remodeled, Martinson
said.
After remodeling is com-
plete, the building for the elec-
tives will be torn down to make
way for green space, Vice
Principal Julia Clemons said.
Other future construction will
include a new cafeteria and air
conditioning in the gymnasium.
"Our entire school communi-
ty is excited about the new
building," Martinson said. "All
of our classes will be in full-
sized classrooms. We will have
an outstanding package of tech-
nology for our teachers to use.
Our school will be new, and we
will have the same KLS commit-
ment to our students."

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Ros-Lehtinen conducts
storm program Sunday

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-
Lehtinen is hosting a Keys hurri-
cane preparedness summit Sun-
day at the Marathon Government
Center.
Scheduled participants include
Ros-Lehtinen; Bill Proenza,
director of the National Hurricane
Center; Robert Atlas, director of
the Atlantic and Oceanic
Meteorological Laboratory; Irene
Toner, director of Monroe County
Emergency Management; Kim

Bassett, chief executive officer of
Fishermen's Hospital; Capt. Jim
Watson, chief of staff of the 7th
Coast Guard District, Miami;
Peter Horton, director of Monroe
County airports; Holly Merrill,
assistant to state Rep. Ron
Saunders and Kim Mack from
Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe.
It runs from 2 to 4 p.m.
A moderated hurricane aware-
ness program staged May 30 by
the Keynoter, National Weather
Service and Monroe County is
rebroadcast on Monroe County
Channel 76 on Comcast Cable at
5 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. June 22.

Keynoter

Keys News

Saturday, June 9, 2007 11

Principal, assistant step down

Search starts
for new leaders
at Marathon High
By RYAN McCARTHY
rmccarthy@keynoter.com

Marathon High School lost
its top two administrators
Thursday, as both Principal
John Pertner and assistant prin-
cipal Angela Klinedinst ten-
dered their resignations.
Monroe County School
District Superintendent Randy
Acevedo said both Pertner and
Klinedinst will remain on staff
for the remainder of their con-
tracts. Pertner's contract
expires June 30, while
Klinedinst's expires July 6, the
last day of summer school.
Pertner and Klinedinst said

their deci-
sions to step
S down were
Made inde-
pendent of
one another
and that each
is moving on
for their own
PERTNER personal rea-
sons.
Acevedo says the search to
replace them will begin as
quickly as possible.
"We're going to advertise
and put together a hiring com-
mittee as soon as we get some
applicants," he said.
Acevedo says once the new
principal is in place, that per-
son will form his or her own
hiring committee and be
involved in the search for a

Sewer chief may 1

He wants $130K,
but some say
it's too much
By ERIN MAGEE
emagee@keysreporter.com

The chief of Key Largo's
wastewater district said he might
step down if district commission-
ers don't approve his salary raise
request.
"I love what I'm doing. Last
year I said I wouldn't leave no
matter what. I can't say that
now," Key Largo Wastewater
Treatment District General
Manager Charles Fishbum said at
the district's board meeting
Tuesday, where the item was
tabled.
Fishbum requested a salary of
$130,000 plus $6,000 for medical
benefits, a raise of $30,000 from
his current salary.
He received a pay raise of
$14,000 in January 2006, bring-
ing his salary to $106,000 from
$92,000. At the time, he'd
requested an annual salary of
$120,000.
Former district Commissioner
Charles Brooks attended the
meeting and said the raise
amount is too high.
"I implore you to be cautious
as to how you spend our money,"
he said.

new assistant principal. Both
positions are expected to be
filled no later than July 1.
The School District typical-
ly advertises a position for five
days, though that period may
be extended for the principal
position.
Pertner has been principal at
Marathon High School since
September 2005 after a half-
year as assistant principal at
Coral Shores High School. The
Ohio native has been an ele-
mentary or high-school princi-
pal for 27 years.
Pertner said he felt it was
time to "try something else"
after leading the school
through a difficult construction
process.
Students were being taught
in 25 portable classrooms when
he arrived in Marathon, but by
the end of this school year had

eave over raise

At a time when the state is try-
ing to reduce taxes, "everyone is
going to tighten their belts," he
said.
Commissioners have not yet
decided on the raise, but agreed
that Fishbur's performance
deserves more compensation.
"We are more than pleased

The board
will continue
discussion on
Fishburn's
raise at its
June 19
meeting.

with the performance of Chuck,"
Commissioner Claude Bullock
said. "If he walks out of here
tomorrow, it's going to cost us
more than we are paying him
now and more than is even on the
table.... We don't want to run him
off."
"I think Chuck is worth twice
what we pay him," Com-
missioner Andy Tobin said.
Commissioner Susan
Hammaker suggested offering

Fishbum an incentive-laden con-
tract that would reward his per-
formance instead of giving him a
fixed amount of money.
Commissioner Norm Higgins
said Fishbum has performed so
well and saved the district so
much money that "he'd probably
make three times as much" with
such a contract elsewhere.
Newly appointed board
Chairman Commissioner Gary
Bauman said a somewhat lower
raise might be more reasonable.
"He's below budget and on
schedule. That's why we hired
him. I expect him to be excellent
and he has," Bauman said. "But
130 [thousand dollars] is still
extravagant."
The board will continue dis-
cussion on Fishbum's raise at its
June 19 meeting.
In other news, the board
approved a cooperative agree-
ment with the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. The Corps will pro-
vide $500,000 to the district for
construction of phase three of
basin D, an area including part of
La Paloma Road, Gibralter Road,
Valencia Road and parts of
Alhambra Drive, Mahogany
Drive, First Lane, Second Lane,
Third Lane and Fourth Lane.
This $500,000 is the first
money that will be released from
$29.5 million of federal funding
that was appropriated for Key
Largo wastewater projects.

moved into new classrooms.
"There's only one way to
get serious about your thinking
and that's to set things in
motion," Pertner said of his
decision to resign.
Klinedinst has also been
with the high school since

2005. She plans to concentrate
her time on completing a doc-
torate degree in urban educa-
tion.
"It is difficult with the rig-
ors of the job and a 2-year-old
and a 5-year-old running
around," she said.

It would allow
redevelopment
of 210 units
By DAVID BALL
dball@keynoter.com

The Marathon City Council
on Tuesday is expected to
consider a development
agreement for Keys RV Park
near mile marker 50.5. The
meeting is scheduled for 5:30
p.m. at the Marathon
Government Center.
But this particular develop-
ment agreement doesn't out-
line any new development,
but instead gives property
owners in the park the ability
to redevelop without facing
numerous code violations.
"This is one thing that is
good for people living there
today and for the future," said
Planning Director Fred Gross,
who hopes the plan will
become a model for the rede-

velopment of other overly
dense and substandard proper-
ties.
Gross said the agreement
essentially establishes rede-
velopment rights to each of
the park's 210 units 22
mobile homes given market-
rate residential rights, 124
permanent RVs given afford-
able housing residential rights
and 64 transient RVs given
transient rights.
Those units could then be
redeveloped into market-rate
homes, deed-restricted afford-
able homes or newer transient
RVs. The rights could also be
moved to other properties or
sold using the city's recent
ordinance allowing the trans-
fer of building rights.
"The big thing is the
TBRs," Gross said. "If you
could buy the property next to
you, you could then sell one
of the TBRs, combine the lots
and put up a new house.

Ideally, we've then decreased
the density over time."
Unlike many RV parks that
are owned by a single entity,
which then rents out space to
tenants, residents in Keys RV
own their individual lots and
trailers and therefore can
redevelop into permanent
homes.
However, Gross said that
redevelopment had been
stymied for years because of
numerous code violations due
to structures being construct-
ed on top and around units
and many trailers being below
the required flood elevation.
Gross said the development
agreement allows the redevel-
opment by making all of those
violations "legal non-con-
forming uses" if established
before the agreement is
approved.
The city Planning
Commission voted 5-0 to rec-
ommend the City Council
approve the development
agreement.

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Affordable housing,
office trailers.
also on agenda
By DAVID BALL
dball@keynoter.com

The Marathoil City Council is
scheduled to meet in regular ses-
sion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Marathon Government Center.
Agenda items include:
A discussion of the Boot
Key Bridge. Deputy City
Manager CJ. Geotis previously
reported it would cost $1.5 mil-
lion to make emergency repairs
on the failing bridge and nearly
$6 million for complete refur-
bishment.
The council had already
agreed to place a locked gate in
front of the bridge on 20th Street
from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. to prevent
nighttime illegal dumping on
Boot Key.
A presentation by Planning
Director Fred Gross on the city's
attempts to be included in a coun-
ty request for qualifications bid to
build affordable housing. The
city hopes to secure a firm to
build as many as 40 units on
property near 104th Street.
+ A discussion of plans to
move city staff out of current
offices at the 100th Street Center
and into trailers on the events
field between 98th and 99th
streets. Some staff currently
operates out of four trailers on the
field.
The move is expected to save
the city nearly $35,000 a year in
rent, although Councilman Pete
Worthington has voiced concerns
over the danger of housing staff
and documents in trailers during
hurricane seasons. Worthington
placed the discussion on the
agenda.
A development agreement
with Peebles Corp. for the rede-
velopment of the Key Colony
Bay Hotel. The item was up for
final approval a month ago, but
the council recently voted to
reconsider the agreement and
Peebles' planned affordable
housing contribution.
The initial agreement allowed
redevelopment of the 80-room
hotel into 72 multi-bedroom
suites along with a new restaurant
and spa.

A major conditional use for
the construction of 3,915 square
feet of new dockage and 25 boat
slips at the Island Tiki Bar near
mile marker 54.
+ Approving the assignment
of a development agreement for
the redevelopment of Crystal
Cove Resort from former proper-
ty owners Jack and Veronica
Leggett to purchaser and current
owner HTG Crystal Cove Resort.
According to the staff report,
the current owner wants to modi-
fy the agreement to redevelop 30
hotel rooms into 27 two-bedroom
suites.
An ordinance creating a city
restoration fund, which is
required by the city's comprehen-
sive plan and will be used to
restore city-owned environmen-
tally sensitive lands, wetlands,
beaches and other areas.
A resolution approving a
continuing services agreement
with E & F Contractors for dem-
olition and repair of unsafe struc-
tures and general repairs of city-
owned or leased properties. The
costs of such projects are expect-
ed to be recovered from the prop-
erty owners.
Discussion of a permit-fee
waiver for an irrigation permit for
the Grace Jones Community
Center and Day Care.
A resolution to renew a con-
tract with the Four Gates Co. for
consulting services with the
Planning Department for
$50,000.

Keys briefs

PSC turns down
coal-burning plant

The Florida Public Service
Commission rejected a proposal
to build what would have been
the nation's largest new coal-
burning power plant near the
Florida Everglades in a decision
Tuesday that won praise from
environmentalists and Gov.
Charlie Crist.
Florida Power & Light Co.
sought to build the plant in rural
Glades County to reduce its
heavy reliance on natural gas.

--Associated Press

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Reef plates generate big bucks

Money returns
to the Keys
for research
By KEVIN WADLOW
Senior Staff Writer
kwadlow@keynoter.com

The most popular specialty
license plate in the Florida Keys
- "Protect Our Reefs" returns
much of its revenue to Keys
research, restoration and outreach
projects.
Revenue from the reef special-
ty plates statewide generated
$375,000 for 2007 grants,
according to Mote Marine
Laboratory, administrator for the
Protect Our Reefs Grants
Advisory Committee.
"The efforts by the award win-
ners throughout 2006 were just
phenomenal, demonstrating that
Protect Our Reefs funds pro-
duced important and meaningful
results," committee Chairman
Bruce Frerer said in a statement
issued this week by Mote.
"The 2006 research included a
little bit of everything: the role
bacteria play in coral health,
understanding whether viruses
could be used to inoculate corals
against 'bad' bacteria and even
ways to grow coral in an aquari-
um setting for later reef replen-

ishment," Frerer.said. "The work
was just stellar and we look for-
ward to even more innovations
with these new awards."
Many of the grants awarded
by the committee center on the
Florida Keys reef tract, which
runs from the Dry Tortugas to
near Miami.
The 4-year-old "Protect Our
Reefs" license plate tops special-
ty-tag sales in Monroe County.
Each plate generates $25 toward
reef-related efforts.
A state revenue report from
July 2006 through February 2007
shows 841 reef tags sold or
renewed in Monroe County, gen-
erating $21,025 in special funding.
The other most-popular tags
sold locally during the same peri-
od in Monroe County were
"Helping Sea Turtles" (510);
"Save the Manatee" (481);
"Protect Wild Dolphins" (399);
and "Save Our Seas" (306).
Statewide, vehicle owners
bought or renewed 39,582 "Protect
Our Reefs" tags in 2006, making it
the 10th most popular of 104 spe-
cialty tags available. It ranks just
behind the Challenger-Columbia
shuttle tag, and just- ahead of the
U.S. Marine Corps tag.
The University of Florida tag
was the most popular.
Some of the major science

programs funded by reef-plate
sales:
+ Targeted Biological Control
of Bacterial Diseases in Corals.
Grant of $25,208 helps
University of Florida scientists
learn more about.how some bac-
teria help ward off "bad" bacteria
that can cause coral illness and
death.
Seasonal Changes in
Protective Properties of Elkhom
Coral. A grant of $45,795 helps a
Mote research team study why
surface mucus on the threatened
elkhorn corals loses its protective
properties as water temperatures
rise, making the elkhom more
prone to disease.
+ Impacts of Red Tides and
Toxins on Scleractinian Coral
Health. A grant of $18,950 helps
a Smithsonian Marine researcher
look at the red-tide organism to
study its effects on mustard-hill
coral. The project is based in the
Lower Keys.
Coral Spawning Partner-
ship. A $21,900 funds a special
effort headed by the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary to
assist researchers during the
annual coral spawn.
+ Studies of using sea urchins
to combat reef algae. A $57,000
grant studies why Keys sea
urchins have not rebounded from
a 1980s die-off, while urchins
have come back in /other

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Caribbean areas. The Mote-led
team also looks at restocking and
aquaculture efforts for urchins,
which eat algae that now prevents
coral growth.
Education and outreach proj-
ects include $16,128 for Florida
Keys Bleachwatch, a network of
volunteers to monitor and report
bleaching at local reefs.
The Blue Star Program, a Keys
sanctuary project, will receive
$31,717 to help educate staff at
commercial dive-and-snorkel
operations in environmental
awareness and reef protection.
Participating operations receive
certification and public recogni-
tion as being "reef-friendly."

But it might
get started
this weekend
By RYAN McCARTHY
rmccarthy@keynoter.com

The planned feral-cat roundup
on Big Pine Key, already delayed
once from its May start, was
delayed again this week as
groups opposed to possible euth-
anization again reiterated their
concerns to the National Key
Deer Refuge.
Stand Up for Animals Director
Linda Gottwald said she under-
stands the roundup was to begin
this weekend, but refuge
Manager Anne Morkill couldn't
be reached at press time Friday to
confirm that.*
Tuesday, Morkill met in
Marathon with representatives of

various groups opposed to the
roundup.
The roundup is intended to
protect endangered Lower Keys
marsh rabbits and other local
species the cats prey upon.
Trapping had been set to begin
Monday, but Morkill delayed the
project for unspecified reasons.
Friends and Volunteers of
Refuges President Alison
Higgins said she believes the
project was delayed because U.S.
Department of Agriculture work-
ers were involved in a program to
eradicate Gambian giant pouch
rats on Grassy Key. The same
USDA workers are responsible
for carrying out the feral-cat
roundup.
At the meeting at Marine
Bank, groups discussed altera-
tives to the planned agreement as
written in a cooperative service

gain

agreement application by Bernice
Constantin of the Department of
Agriculture in Gainesville.
Language in the agreement
calls for trapped cats to be taken
to a county facility when initially
captured, but "if captured a sec-
ond time the cat will be eutha-
nized."
The agreement also states that
any "cats that cannot be live cap-
tured will be lethally removed."
"We'd much rather see the
money used for spaying and neu-
tering rather than trapping and
euthanizing," Gottwald said.
Representatives of the refuge,
Monroe County and various local
organizations have arranged to
form a task force, stating in a
cooperation agreement: "The
interests of both rabbits and cats
would be best served if a contin-
uing dialogue between us were
maintained in the future."

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FIRM's Johnston mulls running

She would enter
District 5 race
for commission
By KYLE TEAL
kteal@keynoter.com

The Key West political scene
continues to heat up with anoth-
er potential candidate, Teri
Johnston, president of Fair
Insurance Rates for Monroe,
considering running for City
Commission in District 5.
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need some forward-thinking
individuals," Johnston said. "I
care about the community, great-
ly."
Johnston told the Keynoter
she is in the "exploratory phase"
and nothing is official right now.
Johnston said she, along with
her FIRM colleagues, has been
working tirelessly in Tallahassee
to fight for equitable windstorm
insurance.
"We formed in February 2006
and since then we've brought
down the rate by 37 percent," she
said. "We saved the people of
Monroe County $1.4 million in
insurance rates for this year and
next year."
She labeled development a
hot topic, and said the city needs
an official who knows how to
manage the long-term impact of
the city's constant changes.

Johnston would know a thing
or two about development she
owns Construction Affiliated
Design, working there 10 years.
Before that, she lived in Chicago
and had a career in international
marketing that led her all over
the world.
She also noted Key West's
most talked-about quandary, and
the snail-paced journey to solu-
tions.
"We don't seem to be moving
forward on [affordable housing]
with great strides," she said.
She moved to Key West 2003.
Commissioner Jose
Menendez now serves District 5
and said he will run again, stregs-
ing the importance of being hon-
est and sincere with his con-
stituency.
Vincent Mancini, vice chair-
man of the Historic Architectural
Review Committee, has filed his
paperwork to run for the seat as
well.

Also running:
Barry Gibson, owner of
Shades of Key- West, and attor-
ney Richard Klitenick for City
Commissioner Harry Bethel's
seat in District 4, which includes
North and South Roosevelt, and
the midtown area.
Commissioner Mark Rossi
will fight for his District 2 seat.
Also running is recently resigned
Hometown PAC Chairman Todd
German. Rossi has not officially
filed for re-election.
Morgan McPherson re-
filed for another two-year term
as mayor. So far, no other candi-
dates have applied.
Retiree Tom Milone,
Realtor Charles Lee, Bethel and
incumbents Charlie Bradford
and Mona Clark are running for
seats on the Utility Board, which
oversees Keys Energy Services.
Candidate qualifying is noon
Aug. 13 to noon Aug. 17.
Election day is Oct. 2.

He's the manager
but really starts
in three weeks
By KYLE TEAL
kteal@keynoter.com

New Key West City Manager
Jim Scholl reached a compromise
after the City Commission debat-
ed his salary Tuesday.
And with an amendment to
the resolution, Scholl officially
took the city reigns Wednesday
when he signed the contract.
Retired City Manager Julio
Avael said he will continue work-
ing in the city manager's office
until Scholl is back from vacation
and ready to work July 2. But
according to Avael, Assistant City
Manager John Jones will handle
all city business, as he has for
some time now, until Scholl takes
the seat.
Even with the official title of
city manager, Scholl will go
unpaid for the three weeks lead-
ing up to July 2.
Commissioner Harry Bethel,
who was tagged by his colleagues
to negotiate terms of the contract,
clashed with Scholl when they
discussed the issue of salary.
The commission previously
approved a salary range of

$165,000 to $200,000. Bethel
was content only with the mini-
mum, while Scholl said he'd like
to see more.
"My request was an initial
salary of $175,000," he told the
commission Tuesday.
Scholl received his more-than-
desired pay with one major stipu-
lation: He isn't allowed a raise in
salary throughout the course of
his three-year contract.
With the exception of
Commissioner Dan Kolhage, the
City Commission approved a flat
salary of $180,000. Com-
missioners Bill Verge and Bethel
were absent.
Kolhage cited Scholl's lack
"of unique experience in our
local government" as the reason
to propose an "annual review" to
see if Scholl could earn the salary
he requested.
Fellow commissioners and
residents felt differently.
"He deserves to be compen-
sated," Bahama Village
Consortium co-Chairman Robert
Kelly said. "I say let's not nickel
and dime this."
Scholl already has health
insurance from the U.S. Navy. He
retired as commander of Naval
Air Station Key West in 2006.
The difference between Avael

and Scholl's contracts is around
$10,000.
Avael makes $143,000 a year.
Add in insurance, sick leave and
vacation time, and the total pack-
age is $170,590.
Commissioner Jose Menendez
said he was concerned about the
availability section of the con-
tract that states Scholl would be
"reasonably available to city
commissioners and key city staff
twenty-four (24) hours a day" by
phone, e-mail or in person.
"It does not say seven days a
week," Menendez said.
As for Avael bidding farewell
to his 11-year tenure as city man-
ager, he only had this to say: "It
feels good."
Also Tuesday:
An ordinance that would
allow tattoo shop owners to move
their businesses-inside city limits
was tabled, as commissioners are
scheduling a workshop to further
discuss specifics.
A large number of support-
ers made appearances and
speeches at Old City Hall in favor
of Commissioner Mark Rossi's
resolution to request the Florida
Department of Environmental
Protection submit a copy of its
plan to the city for removing
Australian pines from Fort
Zachary Taylor State Park. The
resolution was tabled.

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Cay Clubs sale falls through

Future of one
Key West site
seems up in air
By KEVIN WADLOW
Senior Staff Writer
kwadlow@keynoter.com

The sale of three landmark
Key West restaurant -properties
to Cay Clubs, announced in
March, has not taken place.
Sides in the transaction this
week offered differing views on
whether it ever will.
The Turtle Kraals and Half-
Shell Raw Bar, off Margaret
Street, and the A&B Lobster
House complex on Front Street
are involved in the announced
sale from Southernmost

But McPherson
says he needs
to give it up
By KYLE TEAL
kteal@keynoter.com

Julio Avael is no longer Key
West's city manager, but that
won't slow down his involve-
ment in the community espe-
cially through the television
screen, he said.
Avael wants to continue his
television show "Point to Point,"
which airs on Comcast Cable
Channel 19 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
"I made arrangements with
Comcast to continue the show,"
Avael said. "I have sponsors and
they've been continuing the
show for five years now."
Avael rattled off sponsors
such as the Hemingway House
and Museum, Mel Fisher
Maritime Museum, Sloppy Joe's,
Waste Management, Rick's Bar
and the Hog's Breath Saloon.
But Key West Mayor Morgan
McPherson doesn't like the idea
of seeing Avael's face on televi-
sion anymore.
"Basically, it's [Avael] trying
to throw a monkey wrench in
one more thing," he said.
McPherson added that he

Restaurant Group to Cay Clubs.
"Not going to happen," said
Gene Smith, Southernmost
owner, when asked Wednesday
about the status of the sale.
Smith declined to speak
about recent conversations with
Cay Club officials, but said he's
confident his firm would contin-
ue to operate the restaurants.
Frank Rego, vice president of
operations for Cay Clubs, said
the plan to buy the businesses on
the Key West Bight "is still on
the table."
"The contract is still valid,"
Rego said. "We are going
through with the purchase."
Terms of the sale were not
released.
STurtle Kraals and the Half-

thinks control of the show should
go to new City Manager' Jim
Scholl. Scholl could not be
reached by press time.
"I don't think that a consult-
ant running the show is in the
best interest in Key West,"
McPherson said.
"Actually, it's my show,"
Avael said. "I am the one who
asked for it and got sponsor-
ship."
Avael said he has hosted more
than 400 shows and has many
changes in mind he wants to
implement. He wants to have
more city and county officials as
guests, along with more upbeat,
political discussion.
According to Comcast Sales
Manager Kathy Koury, Avael
taped a show last Friday and has
scheduled a couple more for the
near future.
"We have spoken but we
haven't really come to any agree-
ment," she said. "Nothing has
been finalized."
Channel 19 airs about 17
shows a week. The locally gener-
ated shows include Cal Sutphin's
"Reelin' in the Keys," "Conch
Report" with Rick Lopez and
"On Tap."
Local news airs Monday
through Friday at 6, 9 and
11 p.m.

Shell Raw Bar are located in
Land's End Village, a city-
owned waterfront parcel several
blocks away from the A&B
complex, on property owned by
Southernmost. Both sites front
the Key West Bight.
"The A&B, the property and
marina are all included in the
package," Smith said after the
sale was announced.
The Key West Bight Board
and the Key West City.
Commission both approved an
"assignment of lease" for Turtle
Kraals and the Half-Shell from
Southernmost Restaurant Group
to Cay Clubs.
However, change of lease-
holders only becomes effective
when the sale of the restaurants
closes, said Marilyn Wilbarger,
Key West property manager.
Until then, Southernmost
Restaurants remains the tenant
of record. -
The 20-year lease with the
city expires in 2017.
Located on the Key West
Bight at 700 Front St., the A&B
Lobster, House complex also
houses Alonzo's Oyster Bar,
Berlin's Cocktails & Cigars and
White Tarpon, and a wine and
liquor store.
The property is zoned
Historic Residential Com-
mercial Core District-2, which
permits uses of everything from
single-, two- and multi-family
residential dwellings to places

of worship and office space.
Smith said the businesses
were not on the market when
negotiations began.
"I wasn't looking to sell.
[Cay Clubs] came in the door,"
said Smith. "You have to listen'
to all offers."
Cay Clubs, a Clearwater-
based firm formed in 2004, has
acquired several resort proper-

ties and restaurants in the Keys.
Cay Clubs plans to merge
with Key Hospitality Acquisi-
tion Corp., a publicly traded
company, later this year.
In May, Cay Clubs laid off
dozens of workers. The compa-
ny says it was a combination of
a seasonal slowdown and slim-
ming down in anticipation of the
merger.

Some businesses caught up in
the crackdown on undocument-
ed workers may-have another
risk to worry about: the loss of
their franchise agreements.
Dunkin' Donuts contends the
owner of three Key West
Dunkin' Donut shops violated
franchise agreements by hiring
undocumented workers and is
asking a federal court to termi-
nate the contracts.
The Massachusetts-based
chain's lawsuit comes about a
year after it voluntarily agreed to
participate in the federal govern-
ment's Basic Pilot Program to
ensure new hires are legally
authorized to work.
It marks at least the fourth

time this year that Dunkin'
Donuts has accused a franchisee
in a federal lawsuit of either vio-
lating immigration and employ-
ment laws or accepting false
identification documents during
the hiring process.
Dunkin' Donuts spokes-
woman Susanne Norwitz said
it's company policy not to com-
ment on pending litigation.
Calls to the Dania Beach
office of Thomas E. Lewis, pres-
ident of the Monroe Donut Co.,
which operates the three Key
West shops, weren't immediate-
ly returned.
Monroe Donut's shops are on
Duval Street, Greene Street and
North Roosevelt Boulevard. It
has been a franchisee for almost
five years.
"Dunkin' Donuts is not doing
anything different than what fed-
eral and state agencies are doing
in pushing on the enforcement of

unauthorized workers," said
Enrique Gonzalez. a corporate
immigration lawyer in Miami.
Dunkin' Donuts may be holding
its franchisees' workforces to a
higher standard than others' to
ensure its brand image isn't tar-
nished, added Gonzalez, who is
not involved in the case.
A check of federal court
records didn't turn up any other
civil or criminal cases against
Monroe Donuts.
Dunkin' Donuts sued fran-
chisees in Atlanta, Boston and
New Jersey to terminate fran-
chise agreements for improperly
documenting new hires.
Businesses in the Keys' serv-
ice and hospitality industries
have struggled to find workers
because of the lack of affordable
housing. Dunkin' Donuts
-spokeswoman Norwitz didn't
respond on whether Dunkin'
Donuts would forsake those
locations in Key West if it can't
find qualified workers.

Key West Police arrested a
man Thursday for allegedly lock-
ing his 8-month pregnant girl-
friend in their apartment for
more than nine hours without
food or a way to escape in case of
emergency, according to police.
Ronald Wayne Weaver, 27,
was charged with false imprison-
ment after his roommate arrived
home to see a padlock on the out-

side of the front door to the apart-
ment and called police, spokes-
woman Christie Phillips said.
Officer Frank Cohens arrived
to find Weaver's pregnant girl-
friend locked inside the apart-
ment on Charles Street. Phillips
said she told him she and Weaver
had a fight the night before and
she threatened to go back to
Alabama, where the couple lived
before moving to Key West.
Asked why Weaver pad-
locked her into the apartment, the
woman said, "So I wouldn't

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leave," Phillips said.
Cohens and Sgt. Sean
Brandenburg found Weaver at
his job in the 200 block of Duval
Street, took-him into custody,
and charged him with false
imprisonment. He also was
charged with possession of
cocaine when officers found a
gram of coke in his pocket, and
failure to register in the area as a
convicted felon.

Cops: Drugs hardly
buried treasure

A tip to Crime Stoppers led to
the arrest of a Marathon man on
drug charges Thursday.
According to the Monroe
County Sheriff's Office, detec-
tives set up surveillance on
Manuel Duran, 59, at his 15th
Street traiiler and learned he was
burying his drug stash in his back
yard.
Deputy Becky Herrin said
that on Thursday, they watched
him dig in the yard, then moved
in to serve a warrant.
A search of the immediate
area turned up an aspirin bottle
containing 10 grams of individu-
ally wrapped cocaine. Duran was
charged with possession of
cocaine with intent to distribute.

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briefs

Coldwell Banker
classes begin

Cold \ ell Banker Schn itt
Real Estate Co. launched its
second se en-%\eek "Earn
\Whle You Learn" sales
skills training program this
week.
All new Schmin agents
throughout the Kei s partici-
pate in the course to acquire
the specialized kno,% ledge
and skills necessary to build
a successful business as a
Realtor in the Florida Keys.
The program pro\ ides
agents % ith up-to-date.
industry -related intormation
available along '. ith presen-
tation skills, utilizing a wide
array of marketing Iprograms,
data mining, goal-setting,
lead management, software
systems and more.

Harvey employee
of the quarter

Key Largo Assistant Branch
Operations Manager Rita
Harvey was named First State
Bank employee of the quarter
for the first quarter of 2007.
Harvey joined First State
in 1995 as a teller at the
bank's Key Largo branch.
Before becoming assistant
branch operations manager
in 2006, Harvey served in
many capacities including
operations coordinator/cus-
tomer service representative
and proof operator.
Harvey lives in
Homestead with her husband
and their two children.

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Seascape owners have decided to sell the property at an 'absolute auction,' meaning the
highest bidder buys the resort, with no reserve set to ensure a certain price is met. Auction
organizers are expecting a big turnout at Thursday's sale.

Seascape on auction block

No reserve set
for bidders at
Thursday's sale
By PAMELA J. SUAREZ
Keynoter contributor

Another Keys real estate
owner will try to sell his proper-
ty at auction next week, and he is
hoping to buck a recent down-
ward trend in sales by offering
his oceanfront acreage to the
highest bidder with no
reserve.

Robbie Browning of Winter
Park and his partners will sell
Seascape, a 4.75-acre resort at
the end of 75th and 76th streets
in Marathon, at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The auction will take place on
site, and Browning has hired the
National Auction Group Inc. of.
Gadsden, Ala., to run the sale.
In an absolute auction, there
is no minimum bid requirement
and no reserve, which means the
highest bid wins, even if it is a
low amount.
Browning and his partners

bought Seascape two years ago
for $4.45 million. They had
planned to develop the property
but had a change of heart and put
it back on the market for $7.6
million in early 2007.
The group decided to elimi-
nate Seascape from their hold-
ings, Browning said, because
they wanted to shift their focus
away from destination properties
and concentrate their presence
closer to home in Central
Florida.
"Our mainstay has been apart-

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Group offers security safety net

Businesses urged
to prepare for
'digital disaster'
Digital Disaster Prepared-
ness is a service available to any
Florida company with an
Internet domain name when
hurricanes threaten.
AppRiver, an e-mail security
provider, is partnering with the

Florida Chamber of Commerce
to offer free emergency e-mail
protection, including spam and
virus filtering, for all Florida
businesses during the 2007
storm season.
Now in its third year, the
Digital Disaster Preparedness
program is designed to protect
and preserve e-mail traffic for
businesses whose IT infrastruc-

tures are directly threatened by
a hurricane.
From June 1 to Nov. 30,
businesses with a domain name
can activate the service online
in less than 10 minutes once
their area has been issued a hur-
ricane warning.
Once a company signs up for
the service, AppRiver will mon-
itor that company's e-mail serv-

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Coffin Marine is on the
scene when it comes to
fuel spills and other
bio-hazards.

Coffin Marine
Big Pine Key

John Coffin has been
making hi, II. ing on the
water for 35 \ear, no%%. The
Big Pine resident's latest
t ater- elated ensure is
Coffin Mlarine. a salvage
companN that also does em\ i-
ronmental \%ork such as ion-
Lainig fuel spills, as %\ell as
marine construction.
"I'\e been fortunate that
Sa\, I've neoer had to \ork
on land." Coffin said.
Coffin opened the busi-
ness, located in the Koehn
commercial fishing district
on Big Pine. in June 2005.
He spent most of his time
iltialli working on a
Federal Emergenc3
Management Agency con-
tractl and sal aged 50i0 boats
follow ing that \ear's hurri-
cane season.
The Canadian-born
Coffin ended up in the Ke. s
accident.alh after leai ing
college and hitchhiking
across tlhe courtri. He hap-
pened to be picked up by a
cook at Seacamp on Big
Pine and made the trip down.
Coffin then worked at
Seacamp for several years.
Most recently, Colt lin \.as
doing commercial tot iing
under the Sea Tow franchise
name before branching out
on his own. He si\ s lie loves
the Keys and takes pride in
keeping its i waters clean.
Coffin can be reached 24
hours a da) ji 872-X.'63.

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18 Saturday, June 9, 2007

Keys Business

AFTER HOURS: First State rolls out the red carpet for the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce
after-hours networking event as members enjoy an 'evening with the stars' with
champagne, eats provided by CrepeMaker and prizes. Enjoying 'tinseltown' are (from left)
Tony and Jane Cimaglia, owners of Construction Consultants; Jacqueline and Gilbert
Rodriguez, owners of Roger P Corp.; Renee Sebastian, First State Bank; Carol Hayes of the
chamber; and Karen Sharp, First State Bank president.

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Seascape up for bid

AUCTION / From 17

ments, offices, and retail, not so
Much in the destination proper-
ties," he said.
Browning said he did not
research how other auctions have
fared in the Keys before deciding
to go that route with Seascape.
"We're just going to take a
shot, just throwing the long
bomb," Browning said. "We feel
like this is a unique property.
With it being an absolute auc-
tion, we hope it's going to pull in
more people."
Dave Lunsford, sales director
and auctioneer at Century 21
Prestige Realty in Marathon,
said he wishes he had been
tapped to handle Thursday's auc-
tion. He thinks Browning just
might hit the jackpot.
"I expect-a big turnout with
10, 12 bidders or more,"
Lunsford said. "I'd be surprised
if it doesn't bring good results."
But Brian- Schmitt, a broker
and sales associate at Coldwell
Banker Schmitt Real Estate,
Marathon, is skeptical.
"At an absolute auction,
you'll see [the property] selling
for sure," Schmitt said. "But for
how much? "In today's market,
based upon the recent experience
of auctions, I would not advise a
client to sell at auction."
One auction that did not work
out as the sellers had hoped took
place in Key West in April.
Business partners Robert Cobb
and Ron Heck offered three
commercial and six residential
properties to the highest bidders,
and not one sale resulted that
day.
However, Cobb and Heck had
set reserves for their properties,
which means if no bidder met an

undisclosed bottom-dollar price,
the property would not be sold.
Seascape will sell Thursday
no matter how low the bid, auc-
tion organizers say.
William Bone, president of
the National Auction Group Inc.,
is handling Thursday's auction.
He said he is excited about the
sale and quite happy to have
Browning's business.
"This guy has spent a lot of
money to do this," Bone said.
"He wrote me a big old check. It
won't be the end of the world for
Mr. Browning if it doesn't sell
for much."
Bone said most of the poten-
tial buyers that have contacted
him about the sale are from the
Keys specifically Marathon
and Key West but the auction
has not generated as much inter-
est as he had anticipated.
"Hopefully there's someone
laying in the bushes somewhere
who'll come out and bid," Bone
said. "It's like a poker game, you
know?"
Prospective buyers must have
$100,000 in certified funds to
participate in the auction. The
winner must pay 10 percent of
the sales price on auction day,
and closing will take place with-
in 30 days of the sale.
According to the National
Auction Group's listing, the
Seascape resort features more
than 500 feet of Atlantic shore-
line and includes a boat basin, 11
resort units and a swimming
pool. The listing also states that
the property is approved for one
single family and 10 condo/hotel
units.
National Auction Group staff
is on hand now to show the prop-
erty by' appointment from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. They can be
contacted at 743-6212.

Keys briefs

Chamber meetings
set in Key Largo

The Key Largo Chamber of
Commerce has scheduled its
regular monthly meeting for
Wednesday at the Pilot House in
Key Largo.
The chamber's members in
motion gathering is set for June
28 at KeysCaribbean.
For more information or to
RSVP for either event, call
Carol or Lynnea at 451-1414.

Marathon chamber
seeks airport help

The Greater Marathon
Chamber of Commerce is look-
ing for a part-time employee as
well as volunteers to meet and
greet arriving and departing pas-
sengers at the Florida Keys
Marathon Airport.
Anyone interested should
stop by the chamber, 12222
Overseas Highway, in Mara-
thon, or call 743-5417.

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Keys Business

Saturday, June 9, 2007 19

Winn-Dixie is charged up for storm season

Grocery chain
equipping stores
with-generators
Jacksonville-based Winn-
Dixie Stores officials say
Tropical Storm Barry, which
formed on the first day of the
2007 hurricane season, helped
focus attention on why individu-
als and businesses need to plan
for an emergency.
The grocery chain is equip-
ping selected stores throughout
its operating area with genera-
tors that can power an entire
store in the event of a power out-
age. The 66 stores being outfit-
ted with the diesel-powered 500-
kilowatt generators are in areas
that have been affected by power
outages associated with hurri-
canes and tropical storms in
recent years.
"The installation of these
powerful generators allows us to

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be better prepared and serve our
customers in the event of a
storm," said Shawn Sloan,
Winn-Dixie's director of mainte-
nance and energy management.
"They will enable our stores to
remain open and functional in
the aftermath of a hurricane or
tropical storm, even if local
power has not been restored. We
will be able to better serve our
customers when they need us
most."
The generators are capable of
running an entire store includ-
ing coolers and freezers to
ensure that perishable foods like
milk and dairy products, meats,
produce and frozen foods are not
compromised. (All of the com-
pany's 521 stores are equipped
with smaller generators, but they
are not powerful enough to run
an entire store or keep coolers
and freezers operating.)
"In past years, we used truck-

Don't lose e-business

PREPARE / From 17

er activity. If the receiving serv-
er is affected by hurricane con-
ditions, AppRiver will begin
queuing the business' incoming
e-mail messages in one of its
data centers until that compa-
ny's e-mail servers are up and
running again.
The company can also
request for its e-mail to be redi-
rected elsewhere or made avail-
able online, so the business can
remain functional during the
storm and the post-storm recov-
ery period.
"We know first-hand how
critical e-mail is to function in
today's business market and we
hope to make it easier for other

businesses to avoid the lost cus-
tomers and lost opportunities
that can come with the disrup-
tion of e-mail service," said
Michael Murdoch, chief execu-
tive officer of AppRiver.
Blake Gehres, chief technol-
ogy officer with the Florida
Chamber of Commerce says he
hopes all Florida companies
will take advantage of the
service.
To access the free service,
visit the Florida chamber Web
site, www.floridachamber
.com, or AppRiver at www
.appriver.com. AppRiver can
also be reached at (866) 223-
4645.
AppRiver is a privately held
provider of business solutions
headquartered in Gulf Breeze.

based generators to temporarily
power stores until local utilities
were restored. Those units will
be used, if needed, during this
storm season," Sloan said.
Winn-Dixie has already out-
fitted its regional distribution
centers in Miami, Orlando,

Jacksonville, Montgomery, Ala.,
and Hammond, La., with genera-
tors. -
Company officials expect to
have back-up generators
installed by July at the Florida
Keys, Miami and Fort
Lauderdale stores as well as

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13th
6:00 p.m.
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SUGARLOAF, FL
The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority will conduct a Community Meeting for the
purposes of presenting proposed wastewater rate increases, receiving additional
public input and responding to questions regarding the proposed rates. This
meeting is open to the public. For additional information, please contact Kathryn
Ovide at 296-6981 or kovide(~fkaa.com.
Published The Reporter 6/8/07 & Keynoter 6/9/07

Saturday, June 9, 2007
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Keys Living

; : briefs

Sheriff's farm
is open Sunday

The Monroe Count\
Sheriff Office Animal
Farm is open to the public
this Sunda\ from 1 to 3
p.m. Exervone is welcome
to tisit. free of charge, and
see the arietx of animal.
Including tropical birds.
snakes, ferrets, rabbit:.
horses, ponies, a llama.
goats. sheep. pigs. chickens.
ducks. tortoises' and more.
The fann is at the Stock
Island Detention Center just
off of College Road. Stock
Island, and is open to the
public the second and
fourth Sunda\ of ev en
month. Group, can make
special arrangements to
%\ I it.
Call 293-7300 to sched-
ule a \ iit.

Free HIV tests
offered Wednesday

The AIDS Help HIV
testing van %till offer free
HIV testing at the Monroe
Count\ Health Department
in Tat enier from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. ,\ednesda,. The
office is at the Roth
Building at 50 High Point
Road on Plantation Ke\.
mile marker 88.5.
Confidential HI\ testing
and counseling % ill he pro-
'.ided \\alk-ins are v.el-
come. The HIV rapid test
in ol\es no needles or
blood draw. and results ate
available % thin 30 minutes.
For more itlornmation.
call Millie Andreasen at
,53-3568

Methodist church
changes schedule

The Ke\ West United
Methodist Church Ne\%s at
6t00 Eaton St. has changed
its summer schedule.
There is nov. onl1 one
ser ice through August, at
:0:3( a.m.. and Sunda\
School %\ill not\ start at
9:30 a.m.

Dad's day

just around

the corner

Here are
some ideas to
show the love
By KYLE TEAL
kteal@keynoter.com

Most everyone goes through
the battle you don't want to
surrender to the. forced material-
ism surrounding Father's Day
but at the same time, you don't
want to deal with the guilt of not
having a gift when the June 17
date rolls around in a week.
Some people may think it's-
strange to spend money for a day
lacking in historical signifi-
cance, but then again, it's safe to

assume some people don't know
the origin of Father's Day.
Sonora Dodd sparked the
idea for the day in the early 20th
Century. She wanted to establish
a way to honor her father, Civil
War veteran and. single parent
William Smart.
Before President Nixon offi-
cially established the holiday in
1972, President Lyndon Johnson
designated the special day to fall
on every third Sunday in June.
Thanks to Sonora, we recog-
nize the day as an opportunity to
call our fathers, send a letter or
even buy a gift though for
some, it's become an obligation,
whether it's a routine tie or

Keynoter photo by KYLE TEAL
Body Zone South offers plenty of stationary bikes for its spin
classes. Next Saturday, they're offering a two-hour course for
dads. Members can bring their dads for free, while
non-members pay $15.

This is what it's all about on Father's Day should be any
other day, for that matter. This pop and son enjoy a past visit to
Key West by the Harlem Ambassadors traveling hoops team.

cheap fishing rod.
But if you do decide to reach
for the wallet this year, you
might as well have fun with it.

Manly baskets
You may not think that an
assorted basket would fulfill the
wishes of dad -- or Mr.
Machismo but if you look
hard enough, you'll find some
baskets with a masculine touch.
Take, for instance, gifts avail-
able at the Nut House at mile
marker 24.5 on Summerland
Key. They'll deliver football-
shaped baskets with beer-friend-
ly snacks inside.
Storeowner Jennifer Cleaver
said Father's Day usually brings
in a healthy amount of cus-
tomers.
"We had a lot of sales for
Mother's Day, but it's not as big
as Father's," she said. "My stuff
seems to go over well with the
masculine type."
Assortments of almonds,
Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts,
key lime pecans, macadamias

and pistachios are poured into
baskets the shape of footballs to
make for perfect beer munchies,
she said.
Various mixes also are avail-
able, like the Duval Crawl with
rice crackers and spices. Island
Mix contains raisins, apricots,
pineapple, papaya and more,
while the Key West Bar Mix
offers treats like pretzels, garlic
sesame rounds, bread sticks and
bagel chips.
Also for Father's Day, the
store is arranging popcorn buck-
ets with candies and movie
rentals from Summerland Video.
For buckets shipped outside of
the Big Pine Key-Key West
local delivery limit, they'll
throw in a DVD instead, she
said.
The Nut House is open from
2 to 9 p.m. and can be reached at
(800) 240-5864, 292-8688 or
online at www.keywestnut
house.com. Baskets are also
available at Albertsons.

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Saturday, June 9, 2007 21

Education TV

The Monroe County School
District broadcasts educational
television on Comcast Cable
Channel 76. Following are high-
lights for Monday and Tuesday:
7 a.m.: Research for Writers:
Narrowing the Focus.
7:30: Research for Writers:
Preparing a Bibliography
Developing a Thesis.
8: NASA Science Files: The
Case of the Physical Fitness
Challenge.
9: Student Success TV:

MERIT BADGES: Members of Boy Scout Troup 912 have
earned their Environmental Merit Badges while spending
time at Crane Point Hammock in Marathon. Crane Point is
starting a Land and Sea Youth Camp in the near future
and offered to help the Scouts earn their badges. The
Scouts participated in laboratory experiments and field
activities in water, air and land pollution; performed a
service project removing invasive exotic plants; and
joined in an ongoing scientific plant study.

Keys briefs

Pigeon Key camp
starts June 18

It's fun in the sun for the little
campers at Pigeon Key this sum-
mer.
Beginning June 18, the
Pigeon Key Foundation and
Marine Science Center in
Marathon will offer kids hands-
on experiences while they learn
about the surrounding marine
habitats and their role in this

fragile ecosystem. Lunch is
included.
Older campers can get scuba
certification in a two-week pro-
gram (call for details). It is in
combination with the marine-
science program.
The program also offers a
week-by-week sleepaway pro-
gram if there are enough
campers enrolled.
For more information call
289-0025 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekdays.

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Documentary on
deadly storm
is shown Monday
One of the most detailed recre-
ations of the deadly Labor Day
Hurricane of 1935 will be shown
in a Monday program of the
Historical Preservation Society of
the Upper Keys.
"Storm of the Century," a 90-
minute documentary made for the
History Channel, makes extensive
use of actors as local figures, said
society president Jerry Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is among several
historians appearing during the
program.
"It focuses on the role and

plight of the World War 1 vets
building a highway from Lower
Matecumbe Key to Fiesta Key,
and the political atmosphere of
the Great Depression," Wilkinson
said.
"I like the broad focus of the
program, as this Upper Keys inci-
dent involved the president,
Congress, federal and state exec-
utive bureaucracies, the weather
bureau [and] the Florida East
Coast Railway," he said. "I call it
a movie, but I do not recall the re-
enactors saying a word other than
background audio for the narra-
tor."
The re-enactment scenes were
filmed in Wilmington, N.C., he

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Camp No. 5, built for veterans working on the Overseas Highway, was one of the camps
destroyed by the 1935 hurricane. Camp 5 was located on the oceanside of Lower Matecumbe
Key, near the current site of Robbie's. A history of the 1935 storm will be shown Monday in Key

Largo.
noted, "so the beach scenes will
appear different."
The free showing at 7 p.m.
Monday is open to the public at
the Key Largo library's
Community Room, at Trade

Winds Plaza at mile marker
101.4. Free popcorn is provided.
The 1935 hurricane made
landfall around Islamorada with
little advance warning, and
before the hundreds of veterans

could be evacuated. The rescue
train was toppled by the storni
surge
At least 400 Keys residents
and highway workers were killed
by the Category 5 hurricane.

Keys briefs

Two earn spots
on deans' lists

Matthew Tyrrell of-Marathon
has been named to the dean's list
at Carson-Newman College in
Jefferson City, Tenn., for the
spring semester.
To be named to the dean's
list, a student must complete at
least 12 credit hours of work and
maintain a grade point average

of at least 3.5 or better on a 4.0
scale.
Also, LaQuesha Mungin, a
senior at Savannah State
University, has made the dean's
list at Savannah State University.
Her grandmother is Charlotte
Robbins of Marathon.

thoughts through spoken or writ-
ten words.
The free screenings, given by
a Mariners speech therapist, will
be offered through Thursday.
To schedule a screening in the
Key Largo Physical Therapy
Center, mile marker 100, call
451-4398. For an appointment at
Tassell Medical Arts Building on
the Mariners campus, mile
marker 91.5, call 434-3702.
Appointments are required.

Unitarians
address pride

"Pride Goeth Before it All" is
the topic of Sunday's service led
by Rev. Randy Becker at the
Unitarian Universalist Fellows-
hip of Key West.
Members of the congregation
say western civilization has
often considered pride to be a
fault, but that condemnation of
pride has supported all manner
of oppression.
The 11 a.m. service is at 801
Georgia St., at Petronia Street.

Keynoter

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Monroe County Marine and Port Advisory Committee
Monday, June 18, 2007
at the Marathon Government Center
2798 Overseas Highway
6:00 PM
Topics for review and recommendation:
Discussion of alternative strategies for working
waterfront preservation
For more information, call Richard Jones at: 289-2805
Published Keynoter 6/9/07

Statting at $499,500
contactt Dave Sullivan 305-731-5521

Townhomes at Sister (reek is organized as a
homeowners Assatiation with fee-simple ownership.

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Keynoter photo by KYLE TEAL
Body Zone South in the Overseas Market offers an extensive free-weight selection along with
weight equipment and cardio machines. Rates for membership are $98.25 for a month,
$321.67 for six months and $499.99 for a year.

Gift ideas for Father's Day

DAD / From 20

If dad's a golfer or fisherman,
you can also buy him a basket -
an eccentric basket, that is.
Check out Eccentric Basket
Gifts at www.eccentricbas
ket.com or (877) 542-0249 for
interesting alternatives. They
ship golfing and fishing-themed
baskets containing gourmet eats
across the Keys.

Buff dad
After dad shovels all of those
gourmet treats into his stomach,
he might be interested in a work-
out.
"We are meant to move like
hunters and gatherers," said
Body Zone South owner Sofia
Manolesco of the importance of
staying fit.
The Body Zone, in Key
West's Overseas Market at 2740
N. Roosevelt Blvd., is offering a
free two-hour spinning class for
which members can invite their
fathers on June 16, from 8:15 to
10 a.m. The price is $15 for non-
members.
Body Zone also offers gift
cards with its normal rates for
membership. For that informa-
tion call 292-2930 or visit
www.bodyzonesouth.com.
Other Florida Keys gyms
offer gift cards that would make
a more fitness-oriented Father's
Day present.
Nick's Fitness Center
Express is one example at mile

marker 54 in Marathon. It has
gift certificates at $60 for the
first month, $150 for three
months and $500 for a year.
Those include tax and 24-hour
access to the 4,000 square feet of
cardio machines, free weights
and weight machines.
"It's a healthy gift," owner
Nick Antonelli said.
Staff is available in the gym
from 5 to 8 p.m.

Swiss dad
If you're seeking a more lux-
urious gift, you can peruse rows
of top-of-the line Swiss watches
in Key West's Little Switzerland
at 271 Front St.
This upscale shop with two
locations the other at 400

Front St. offers upscale jew-
elry, watches and giftware.
The store offers price ranges
for everyone, according to man-
ager Carlos Sopo, and is the only
licensed Cartier dealer in the
Florida Keys.
The store offers 20 percent
less than the price of retail for
the watches.
And while watches, nuts and
gym memberships might put a
grin on pop's face, nothing
should do the trick like a nice
letter or an actual visit if you
can swing it.
Whatever route you take for
Father's Day gifts, be sure to
make this year's act of material-
ism a memorable one.

briefs

Crane Point gets
Smithsonian loan

The Museum of Natural
History at Crane Point Hammock
will soon open a new exhibit,
"From Sea to Shining Sea: 200
years of Charting America's
Coasts."
The exhibit is courtesy of the
Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition Services and the

National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. It
opens June 21.
Crane Point staff is looking
for additional items to display,
specifically old navigational
tools. Anyone who has anything
that might fit the exhibit and
would like to either loan or
donate it to the museum can con-
tact Education Director Elizabeth
Moore at seascience@bell
south.net or call 743-3900.

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CENTURY MARK: Key West Mayor Morgan McPherson (left) and Commissioner Mark Rossi
present Key West High School Class of 2007 valedictorian Dillon McLean with a plaque
honoring the Class of 2007 as the school's 100th graduating class.

Keep food safety paramount

Here are some
grilling tips
for the chefs
McClatchy Tribune

With summer basically here,
cooking outdoors gains steams.
That means observing food-
safety guidelines to prevent
harmful bacteria from multiply-
ing and causing food-borne ill-
ness.
The Partnership for Food
Safety Education's recent find-
ings reveal that although a
majority of adults feel confident
that they understand and follow
food-handling procedures, a
sizable number do not consis-
tently follow certain safe prac-
tices.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
76 million Americans, or one in
four, contract food-borne ill-
nesses every year.
Here are safety reminders
from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture:

Marinate food in the
refrigerator, not on the counter.
Poultry and cubed meat or
stew meat can be marinated for
as long as two days. Beef, veal,
pork and lamb roasts, chops,
and steaks may be marinated as
long as five days. If some of the
marinade is to be used as a
sauce on the cooked food,
reserve some marinade before
putting raw meat and poultry in
it. If the marinade used on raw
meat or poultry is to be reused,
make sure to let it come to a
boil first to destroy harmful
bacteria.
When carrying food to
another location, keep it cold to
minimize bacterial'growth. Use
an insulated cooler with enough
ice or ice packs to keep the food
at 40 degrees or colder. Pack
food right from the refrigerator
into the cooler immediately
before leaving home.
Keep meat and poultry
refrigerated until ready to use.
If using a cooler for meat, keep
it out of the direct sun by plac-

ing it in the shade or shelter.
Avoid opening the lid too often,
which lets cold air out and
warm air in. Pack beverages in
one cooler and perishables in a
separate cooler..
Be sure there are plenty of
clean utensils and platters.
Don't use the same platter and
utensils for raw and cooked
meat and poultry. Harmful bac-
teria in raw meat and poultry
and their juices can contaminate
safely cooked food.
Precooking food partially
in the microwave, oven or stove
is a good way to reducing
grilling time. Just make sure the
food goes immediately on the
preheated grill to complete
cooking.
Never partially grill meat
or poultry and finish cooking
later.
In hot weather (above 90
degrees), food should never sit
out for more than 1 hour.
Refrigerate leftovers
promptly in shallow containers.
Discard any food left out more
than two hours (one hour if tem-
peratures are above 90 degrees).

The Marathon Youth
Club and Florida Ke) s
Electric Cooperati\e are
staging their fourth annual
football camp in July. and
registration continues todaN
from 1 to p.m. at the
Marathon Community Park.
Instructors expected to
return include Tony Brnani,
a Marathon High School
graduate who played seven
years.in the NFL with the
Raiders, Saints and Rams;
and Joey Struyf, also a
Dolphin graduate who
played tight end and full-
back at.Florida International
University.
Last year, Struyf brought
down FIU linebacker.
Antwan Barnes as an
in-tructor. This past April,
Bames became FRT's first-
e cr pla) r drafted into the
NFL. in the fourth round b\
the Baltimore Ravens.
The football camp is at
the Communit) Park Jul)
11, 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to
noon each day.
Call John Kornetti at
522-0066 for more informa-
tion.

Swim around island
set for June 16

Florida Keys Community
College and the Bone Island
Swim Club are sponsoring
the Swim Around Key West,
set for 8 a.m. June 16 start-
ing from Smathers Beach.
Participants will compete
in various categories in the
12.5-mile swim clockwise
around the island.
Swimmers can register indi-
vidually or as relay teams.
There's also a kayak
endurance competition.
Participants must provide
their own escort craft.
For details, call Lori
Bosco, the college's aquatics
director, at 809-3562 or send
an e-mail to aqualb@aol.com.
Additional information is
available at www.fkcc
swimaroundkeywest.com.

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Timmy Leonard
Wednesday, the
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is 3-1-1. He gets back in the ring
first time since he lost in January at

Leonard

re-enters ring

Keys boxer
hopes to get
ESPN2 air time
By DICK WAGNER
Keynoter Contributor

It's been five months since
Key West's Timmy Leonard
suffered his first pro defeat,
more than enough time for him
to reflect on his boxing future.
"After the initial disap-
pointment of the loss, I real-

ized I still wanted to fight,"
said Leonard, who was
roughed up by John Mackey in
an ESPN2 nationally televised
bout before his hometown fans
at Mallory Square in January.
"In a way, it took a weight
off my shoulder, knowing that
losing was not the end of the
world. Everyone in town was
still supportive, so it was a
pretty easy choice to keep
See BOXING / 27

Key Wester

endures Hungary

Saviano places
in the top 20%
at the Duathlon
A Key Wester representing
these islands and this nation
- did more than well at a gruel-
ing duathlon May 19 in
Hungary.
Realtor Michael Saviano, 31,
placed 165th out of 852 com-
petitors from 34 nations in the
Short Course Duathlon World
Championships. in Gyor,
Hungary. That put him in the top
20 percent.
This is not for the faint of
heart.
The competition consisted of
a 10k run, 40K bike ride, then
another 5K run. His splits were

33 minutes, 38 seconds in the
10K, 58 minutes flat in the bike
ride and 19:26 in the 5K.
The course in the city of
100,000, near the Austrian bor-
der, comprised two 5K loops on
the initial run, then three loops
on the bike, followed by the out-
and-back 5K run.
Saviano qualified for the
duathlon at one of four races this
year at the Virginia Duathlon in
Virginia Beach, where he placed
21st of 498 competitors, earning
one of three slots in his division.
In an e-mail to the Keynoter,
Saviano says "the races are- a
true mix of competitors from
different countries and competi-
See ENDURE / 29

Take a run against

crime at Smathers

Annual 5K
raises money
for tips line
Runners and walkers can win
prizes, have fun and help fight
crime in the annual Crime
Stoppers Fourth of July 5K Run
and Walk, at 7:30 a.m. July 4.at
Smathers Beach in Key West.
The first 200 entrants receive
T-shirts donated by First State
Bank and designed by a local
artist.
The race will start and end on
the Smathers Beach side of
South Roosevelt Boulevard,
directly across from the
Sheraton Resort. This year, a
short section of one lane of the
boulevard will be used for the
start and finish. Otherwise, run-
ners and walkers will use the
new sidewalks on the boulevard.
The Sheraton is featuring
pre- and post-race events.
On July 3 from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m., registrants can pick up
their race packets. The Sheraton
will also sponsor the post-race
party featuring prize drawings,

free beer, refreshments and pies-
entation of awards to winners in
the various race divisions.
The Southernmost Runners
Club handles the race antd has
set up a modified course this
year due to road construction in
the area. It will start at the same
location on Smathers Beach,
proceed east to a turnaround
point on the sidewalk near the
sharp curve on the boulevard,
then back to the finish line
across from the Sheraton.
The Crime Stoppers'
fundraiser giveaways including
airline tickets, car rentals, gift
certificates, weekend getaway
vacations and special prizes for
the youngest and oldest winners.
There will also be a prize for the
best patriotic-themed runner and
walker.
Entry forms can be picked up
at the Sheraton, Key West City
Hall, local fitness centers, the
Key West Police Department
and Monroe County Sheriff
Office substations throughout

Anglers targeting dolphin
can also catch cash prizes and
awards totaling more than
$36,000 in the 14th annual Big
Pine and Lower Keys Dolphin
Tournament.
Set for June 15 to 17, the
tournament is presented by the
Lower Keys Chamber of
Commerce and Jig's Bait &
Tackle. Events are to be head-
quartered at the Sugarloaf Key
KOA at mile marker 20 ocean-
side.
The first 330 registered
anglers are eligible to win a
$25,000 cash prize sponsored
by the Dolphin Marina for

weighing in the heaviest dol-
phin over 55 pounds.
In the tournament's open
division, a cash prize of $3,400
awaits the angler who catches
the heaviest dolphin. Second
prize is $1,700 and cash prizes
are to be awarded through 10th
place, as well as additional
prizes.
Prizes in the youth division,
for anglers 15 and under,
include fishing rods and tro-
phies awarded through third
place.
While dolphin is the only
species of fish eligible for cash
awards, other prizes await
entrants who catch the largest
Wahoo and Tuna and new this
year the tournament will feature
cash and prizes for the-top three

Leonard is 3-1-1

BOXING / From 25

fighting."
Finding fights for the 35-year-
old Monroe County firefighter,
however, has not been easy. A
scheduled bout in March in Key
Largo fell through, as did an
expected fight this month at
Mallory'Square.
But Leonard (3-1-1) will step
into the ring again Wednesday
night for a four-round prelimi-
nary bout at the A La Carte Event
Pavilion in Tampa. He will fight
for free light middleweight
Robert Newbiggin, a 42-year-
old, 5-foot-5 Briton with a 3-10
record.
The event will be part of
ESPN2's 9 p.m. "Wednesday
Night Fights," tfiough it is uncer-
tain whether Leonard will be
seen on TV.
Leonard, who has stayed in
shape at 152 pounds, is glad to
be fighting anybody.
"I've been ready since
March;" he said, adding that until
his manager, Si Stem, arranged
the Tampa fight, the inactivity
had discouraged him to the point
of possibly retiring.
Now, though, another fight
for Leonard looms in July at the
Seminole Hard Rock Casino in
Hollywood, and he said an ESPN
event is planned for Mallory
Square in November.
Leonard said he is more

focused on fighting than he was
in previous bouts because he's
left matters such as selling tick-
ets and arranging interviews
entirely up to Stem and trainer
Ricky Jackson.
Though he was a bloodied
'victim of a technical knockout in
January, Leonard said it wasn't
as bad as it looked.
"I thought I was getting pretty
beat up in the first round, but I
was really in the fight," he said.
"I was just so psyched out men-
tally."
The thrill of _fighting on
national TV is one that Leonard
wants to experience again.
"I want to get back on ESPN
and get a win," he said. "It would
be a nice highlight reel to look
'back on some day."

Keys briefs

Marathon soccer
starting to kick

The Marathon Parks and
Recreation Department is start-
ing its summer soccer program
for children ages 5 to 8.
Beginning Tuesday, partici-
pants will play Tuesday and -
Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.
Anyone interested can call
Michelle at 731-4931 or George
at 743-6598.

lady anglers.
: The tournament is set to kick
off at 5:30 p.m. June 15 with a
registration party featuring hours
d'oeuvres and a cash bar at the
Sugarloaf KOA. A captains'
meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Lines in is scheduled at 8
a.m. the next two days. Weigh-
ins are to run 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
June 16 and 3 to 5 p.m. June 17.
The Sugarloaf KOA is to,
host an awards ceremony and a

barbecue dinner beginning at 4
p.m. June 17.
Entry fees are $150 per
angler in the open division and
$50 per angler in the youth divi-
sion. Admission to the awards
dinner and other tournament
social events is included in the
entry fee. Additional social
passes can be purchased for $20
per person for adults and $15
per person for those 15 or
younger.

Registration forms for the
Big Pine and Lower Keys
Dolphin Tournament are avail-
able at the Lower Keys
Chamber of Commerce, mile
marker 31 oceanside; the
Sugarloaf KOA; Dolphin
Marina; Jig's Bait & Tackle;
and various marine stores in
Marathon, Key Largo, Big Pine
Key, Islamorada and Key West.
You can also go to www.low
erkeyschamber.com.

AGENDA
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
PURSUANT TO Florida Statute 286.011(1), the Development Review Committee of
Monroe County will conduct a meeting on June 26, 2007 beginning at 1:00 PM at the
Marathon Government Center, 2nd Floor, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon,- Florida.
NEW ITEMS:
1. Amendment to a Major Conditional Use Section 9.5-68
106003 Overseas Highway, Key Largo. Mile Marker 106 A.K.A. Lake View Gardens:
A request filed by Northstar Resort Enterprises, Corp. for approval of an Amendment to a,
Major Conditional Use in order to re-develop property formerly known as the Florida Keys
RV Park and the Happy Vagabond. The proposed development request is for thirteen (13)
market rate dwelling units; 110 attached affordable and employee housing units; one (1)
clubhouse of 1,548 square feet; and one (1) owner daycare facility of 1,334 square feet. The
subject parcel is legally described as Island of Key Largo, Part Lots 5-12-13, Section 6,
Township 61 South, Range 40 East, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, having Real
Estate number: 00083970.000000.
2. Major Conditional Use Section 9.5-69
94825 Overseas Highway. Key Largo. Mile Marker 95. Key Largo Ocean Resorts: A
request filed by Key Largo Ocean Resorts Corp. Inc., for approval of a Major Conditional
Use in order to redevelop the subject parcel in accordance with the requirements of BOCC
Resolution 242-2006. The proposed development request is for 285 market rate units; one
(1) gatehouse of 121 square feet; one (1) office building of 1,624 square feet; one (1) com-
munity center of 3,872 square feet; one (1) community grill/pub of 1,500 square feet; sev-
enty-four (74) wet slips; and other associated improvements. The subject parcel is legally
described as SouthcliffEstates, PB2-45, Key Largo; Pt Tracts 9-10-11, NE 100' of SW 1/2
of Tract 9, Pt Line Road, Pt NE1/4 of SE1/4, Pt Gov Lot 3, Key Largo, Monroe County,
Florida, having Real Estate Numbers 00483390.000000 and 00483400.000000.
3. Residential ROGO Transfer Off-Site. 9.5-120.4
490 Caribbean Drive. Key Largo, Mile Marker 100. Andrew Sirica Property: A
request for approval of a Minor Conditional Use permit in order to establish thesubject
property as a sender site for the transfer of one (1) ROGO Exemption (TRE). The subject
parcel is legally described as Lt 490 Port Largo Fifth Addition, Key Largo, Key Largo,
Monroe County, Florida, having Real Estate Number 00453475.010600.
4. Interim Development Ordinance
An Ordinance of Monroe County. Florida: providing for a Moratorium on the accept-
ance of development applications for the redevelopment of mobile home parks within unin-
corporated Monroe County; providing fdr exemptions; providing for vested rights; provid-
ing for appeals; providing for exhaustion of administrative remedies; providing for expira-
tion within 180 days of the effective date of the Ordinance, or when amendments to the
mobile home park redevelopment regulations become effective, whichever comes first;
providing for transmittal to DCA; providing for severability; providing for incorporation
into the county code; and providing for an effective date. Published Keynoter 6/09/07

Keynoter

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND CHANGE TO THE MONROE COUNTY

LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

On June27, 2007, THE MOC, JOE CLOUI T' F'LA Jr Ill JG COMMPISSION I will hold a public hearing at he l.E'r LARGO LIBRARY, 101485 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Monroe County,
Florida beginning at 10:00 A.M. o consider the following proposals to regulate the use of land within UNICORPORATED MONROE COUNTY.

AMENDMENT TO A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE SECTION 9.5-68 %, 1 'i,'

100300 US Highway 1. Key Largo, Mile Marker 100.3, Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District,: A request for approval of an Amendment to a Minor Conditional Use in order to
expand the Key Largo Wastewater complex into a 2.30 MGD facility including offices aid employee housing unit The subject property is legally described as 27/28 61 39 Island of Key
Largo Part -.ot 30 lying SE'I/ of Highway and part of lots 22 & 23 and all of Lot 31 lying SE ly of Highway Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, having Real Estate numbers 0087100.000100 & 0087100.000200.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CHAPTERS 163 & 380, FLORIDA STATUTES

Text Amendments to the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan: Proposed Ordinance(s) by the Monroe County Growth Management Division to amend the text of the following sections of the
Comprehensive Plan:
1. Amend the Future Land Use Element, Objective 101.4, Policy 101.4.5; Policy 101.4.6; and Policy 101.4.7. The purpose of the text amendments is to encourage the maintenance and enhancement of
world ing i.iatferfronts .n the rIlxed useCommercial i..1~ed UseCommercial Fishing and Industrial 'and use categories
2. Amend the Conservation and Coastal Management Element, Goal 212, Objective 212.4; Policy 212.4.1; Policy 212.4.2; Policy 212.4.3; Policy 212.4.4; Policy 212.4.6; and Policy 212.4.7. The purpose of the
tet amendments is to provide for the adoption of a Mlarina Siting Plan which pro vdes criteria for manna siting and expansion
3. Amend the Conservation and Coastal Management Element, Goal 213, Policy 213 1 2 The purpose of the text amendment is to ensure adequate access to public waterfront facilities.
4. Amend the Conservation and Coastal '.lanagemenr Element by adding Goal 219 Commrunity Character and Preservation of VWorl.ng I\'aterfront The purpose of Goal 219 (and the objectives and policies
within the goal) is to protect recreational and commercial working waterfronts, and provide regulatory incentives and criteria for the preservation of working waterfronts.

TEXT AMENDMENT Section 9.5-511 and Florida Statutes 125 & 163
Text Amendments to the Monroe County Land Development Regulations: Proposed Ordinance(s) by the !.lonroe County Growth managementt Division to amend the text of the following sections of the
Land Development Regulations

1. Amend Sec. 9.5-4. Definitions. The purpose of the text amendment is to provide definitions for working waterfront related terminology.
2. Amend Sec. 9.5-143. I ianconforming Uses. The purpose of the text amendment is to allow re-eFlabisrhmien of nonconforming uses thereby encouraging worF ing waterfront uses for commercial fishing.
3. Amend Sec. 9.5-144. Nonconforming structures. The purpose of the text amendment is to allow re-establishment of nonconforming structures thereby encouraging working waterfront uses for commercial
fishing and maritime industries.
4. Amend Sec. 9.5-250. Maritime Industries District. The purpose of the text amendment is to change permitted uses, and minor and major conditional uses within the Maritime Industries district to be
consistent with the purpose of the land use district.
5. Amend Sec. 9.5, Article 7, Division 3 to add Section 9.5-272. The purpose of the tet. amendment i; to provide regulatory incentives designed to preserve recreational and commercial working walerfronis

INTERIM DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
An Ordinance of Monroe County. Florida: providing for a Moratorium on the acceptance of development applications for the redevelopment of mobile home parks within unincorporated Monroe'County;
providing for exemptions; providing for vested rights; providing for appeals; providing for exhaustion of administrative remedies; providing for expiration within 180 days of the effective date of the Ordinance, or
,vhen amendments to the noble home park redevelopment regulations become effective, whichever comes first; providing for transmittal to DCA; providing for severability; providing for incorporation into the
county code; and providing for an effective date.

Copies of the proposed amendments are available at the Planning Department offices n Iarathon and Plantation Key during normal business hours. Pursuant to Florida Statute 286.0105, the County hereby
advises the public that: if a person decides to appeal any decision made by his Commission with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or its hearing, they must ensure that the verbatim record of the
proceeding is made, which record includes the testimonyy and evidence upon which the appeal is based. F'ursuant to the Board of County Commissioners' Resolution #i t31 1992, if a person decides to appeal
any decision of the Planning Commission he or she shall provide a transcript of the hearing before the Planning Commission, prepared by a court reporter at the appellants expense, which transcript shall be
filed as a part of te appeal witnn the time provided in Section 9.5-521(f), -he P.ornroe County Code amended.
The public is further advised that some or all of the members of the Monroe County Commission, the Commission/Council members and/or their appointed representatives of the incorporated cities of Marathon,
Key Colony Beach, Layton, and the Village of Islamorada, may attend the meeting and discuss items that rnay come before :heir respective corrmmissions, councils, or advisory boards. ADA Assistance: Anyone
needing special assistance at the Planning Commission -learing due to a disability should contact the Planning Commission Coordinator at 289-2522 by 5:00 PM on June 22, 2007.

A MUTTON FOR KAREN: Karen Szol of Islamorada and
Blaine, Wash., shows this nice 14-pound mutton snapper
she landed on a recent trip to Conch Reef in 55 feet of
water. She was fishing with her husband Ed.

Proceeds benefit tip fund

Michael
Saviano goes
through the 40K
S. bicycle part of
the Short
Course
: Duathlon World
Championships
in Hungary.

'Hungary' for more challenges

ENDURE / From 25

tors are able to interact with one
another, from the initial parade
of nations, which is a walk
through the downtown area by
country, all the way until the
post-race dinner, where com-
petitors customarily trade their
race clothing with their coun-
try's name for another's."
He continues that "friend-
ships continue past the event, as

I befriended the national cham-
pion of South Africa as we were
both waiting for the race results
near City Hall. We offered to
reciprocate by offering one
another a home stay should one
travel to the other's country."
Saviano is no stranger to
endurance events. Among his
accomplishments:
First place, annual Race
on the Rock Adventure
Triathlon at Geiger Key April
26.

Third place, DeSoto
International Duathlon in ST.
Petersburg March 17.
Seventh overall in both
the Battle of the Sexes Duathlon
in Miami March 4 and the Trade
Winds Park Duathlon in Fort
Lauderdale Feb. 4.
He's. placed in numerous
other events, as well, both local-
ly and outside the Keys.
Saviano says his next goal is
to win the Independence Day
Duathlon July 4 in Miami.

RUNNING / From 25

the Keys. There will also be a
registration booth race morning
at Smathers Beach starting at 6
a.m.
Cost to enter is $20 ($25 the
day of the race). Call race coor-
dinator Barbara Wright at.296-
7128.
All proceeds benefit the
anonymous tip-reward fund of
Crime Stoppers of the Florida
Keys, a nonprofit corporation
that'helps law enforcement.
The Crime Stoppers 24-hour
hotline (800) 346-8477 and

Internet hotline at www.tipsub
mit.com has resulted in 313
arrests, 3-18 criminal cases
cleared and the seizure or recov-
ery of more than $300,000
worth of property, drugs and
cash.

Hemingway Run
The annual Hemingway Days
5K Sunset Run arrives July 21
in Old Town Key West.
Cost to enter is $20 ($18 for
Southernmost Runners Club
members), or $25 on race day.
The find out more, go to
www.southernmostrun
ners.com.

Keynoter

30 Saturday, June 9, 2007

Keys Sports & Outdoors

IGFA brings top anglers to Florida Keys

Inshore event

arrives again

early July

SA unique tournament
deserves a unique host.
The International Game Fish
Association is to hold its 2007
Inshore World Championship in
the Sportfishing Capital of the
World the village of
Islamorada for the seventh
straight year July 8 to 11.
What Islamorada lacks in
land-mass it makes up for with
nearshore waters teeming with
the world's choicest selection of

inshore sport fish: bonefish, tar-
pon, permit, snook and redfish.
The Inshore World
Championship brings the win-
ners of IGFA-qualifying tourna-
ments from around the world to
Compete for the grand champi-
on's trophy.
Justin Jones, winner of the
25th Barramundi Classic in
Australia, and Mark Wals, win-
ner of the Murchison Falls Open
in Uganda, have signed up to
compete. Other champions
invited to compete include for-
mer NASA astronaut Bruce
Melnick and retired NFL line-

Tides

man Mark Cooper.
Islamorada locals John
Timura, Jim Bokor, Robert
Collins and Linda Denkert also
received invitations by winning
qualifying tournaments.
The tentative schedule calls
for anglers to check in and regis-
ter 2 to 5:30 p.m. July 8 at The
Islander Resort, mile marker
82.1 oceanside in Islamorada. A
captains and anglers meeting,
and boat draw are set to follow
at 6 p.m., with the welcome din-
ner to start at 7 p.m.
The competition begins July
9 with breakfast served at the
World Wide Sportsman, mile
marker 81.5 bayside, from 6

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and lines out is to be called at 3
p.m.
Appetizers and refreshments
are to be served at the Zane Grey
Lounge on the second floor of
the World Wide Sportsman store
from 3-5 p.m., with cocktails
and dinner starting at 7 p.m.
The second day of competi-
tion, Tuesday, follows, the same
schedule, but with a free
evening.

The final day of fishing, July
11, starts with breakfast at 6
a.m., and continues with lines in
at 7 a.m., lines out at 3 p.m. and
check-in, appetizers and refresh-
ments at the Zane Grey Lounge
3 to 5 p.m.
The awards banquet is set for
7 p.m. at the Islander Resort.
For more information, call
the IGFA at (954) 927-2628 or
send an e-mail to
dhartman@igfa.org.

A TENNESSEE DOLPHIN: Sandy Aydlett of land-locked
Adams, Tenn., caught this 30-pound bull dolphin May 14 in
379 feet of water. He was fishing from the 'O'Reely,' owned
and captained'by his old U.S. Navy buddy, Tom O'Neil of
Marathon. Also on board were Dale Cherry of Tennessee
and fishing coach and back-seat fisherman Jackie O'Neil.

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yourAnswer to the Com-
plaint on the Plaintiffs At-
torney, RICHARD A.
MALAFAY, ESQUIRE, of
Campbell & Ma!afay,
10887 Overseas High-
way, Suite #201, Mara-
thon, Florida 33050, and
file the original in the of-
ficeof the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court on or before
July 9, 2007; otherwise
the allegations of said
Complaint will be taken
as confessed.

THIS NOTICE shall be
published once each
week forfour (4) con-
secutive weeks in the
Keynoter.
Dated: this 24th day of
May, 2007

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN TO PROSPEC-
TIVE PROPOSERS that
on July 3,2007 at 3:00
P.M. at the Monroe
County Purchasing Of-
fice, the Board of County
Commissioners of Mon-
roe County, Florida, will
open sealed proposals
forthe following:

TEMPORARY FERRY
SERVICE BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MARA-
THON AND PIGEON
KEY MONROE COUN-
TY, FLORIDA RFP-EN-
G-184-181-2007-PUR/
CV

Requirements for sub-
mission and the selection
criteria may be requested
from DemandStar by On-
via at
www.demandstar.com
OR http://www.co.
monroecounty-fl.gov/
pages/msd/bids.htm or
call toll-free at
1-800-711-1712. The
Public Record is avail-
able at the Purchasing
Office located at the Gato
Building, 1100 Simonton
Street, Key West, FL
33040. Technical ques-
tions should be directed,
in writing, solely to David
S. Koppel, P.E., Monroe
County Engineer, The
Gato Building, 1100 Si-
monton Street, Key
West, FL 33040 or by fac-
simile to (305) 295-4321.
Interested firms or indi-
viduals are requested to
indicate their interest by
submitting two (2)
signed originals and
six (6) complete copies

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of the proposal in a
sealed envelope clearly
marked on the outside,
with the Proposer's name
and "Proposal State-
ment Temporary Ferry
Service Between the
City of Marathon and
Pigeon Key" addressed
to:

All proposals must be
received by the County
Purchasing Office be-
fore 3:00 P.M. on July 3,
2007. Any proposals re-
ceived after this date and
time will be automatically
rejected. Materials may
be delivered by Certified
Mail, Return Receipt Re-
quested, hand-delivered
or couriered. Faxed ore-
mailed proposals will be
automatically rejected.
Hand delivered Propos-
als may request a re-
ceipt. If sent by mail or by
courier, the above-men-
tioned envelope shall be
enclosed in another en-
velope addressed to the
entity and address stated
above. Proposers should
be aware that certain "ex-
press mail" services will
not guarantee specific
time delivery to Key
West, Florida. It is the
sole responsibility of
each Proposer to ensure
their proposal is received
in a timely fashion.

Monroe County's perfor-
mance and obligation to
pay under this contract is
contingent upon an annu-
al appropriation by the
Board of County Com-
missioners.

All submissions must re-
main valid for a period of
ninety (90) days from the
date of the deadline for
submission stated
above. The Board will au-
tomatically reject the re-
sponse of any person or
affiliate who appears on
the convicted vendor list
prepared by the Depart-
ment of General Ser-
vices, State of Florida,
under Sec.
287.133(3)(d), Florida
Statute (1997). Monroe
County declares that all
or portions of the docu-
ments and work papers
and other forms of deliv-
erables pursuant to this
request shall be subject
to reuse by the County.
All proposals, including
the recommendation of
the County Administrator
and the requesting De-
Dartment Head. will be

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presented to the Board of
County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Flori-
da-, for final awarding or
otherwise. The Board re-
serves the rightto reject
any and all proposals, to
waive informalities in any
or all proposals, to re-ad-
vertise for proposals; and
to separately accept or
reject any item or items
and to award and/or ne-
gotiate a contract in the
best interest of the Coun-
ty.

Dated at Key West this
31st day of May, 2007.

Monroe County Purchas-
ing Department

Publish June 6, 9, 2007
Florida Keys Keynoter

No. 9496400

The Duck Key Security
District Advisory Board
will meet Tuesday June
19,2007 at 4:00 pm at
226 West Sea View Dr.,
Duck Key, FL. Meeting
is open to the public.

Tom Neville, Chairman.

Publish June 9,16, 2007
Florida Keys Keynoter

No.9615500

NOTICE OF
PUBLIC AUCTION

The vehicles listed below
will be sold at public auc-
tion atAll Keys Towing,
711 Largo Road, Key
Largo, FL 33037 at 8:00
AM on June 27, 2007, in
accordance to Florida
Statute Section 713.78
for unpaid towing &
storage.

1. 1993 FORD F 150 P/U
VIN# 1FTDF15Y1P-
NA50035

Publish June 9, 2007
Florida Keys Keynoter

No.9624000

NOTICE OF
PUBLIC AUCTION

The vehicles listed below
will be sold at public auc-
tion atAll Keys Towing,
711 Largo Road, Key
Largo, FL 33037 at 8:00
AM on June 22, 2007, in
accordance to Florida
Statute Section 713.78
for unpaid towing &
storage.

1. 1987 FORD T BIRD
VIN#
1FABP62F4HH112067

2.2002 VOLKSWAGON
BEETLE

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VIN#
3VWFE21C92M440876

Publish June 9, 2007
Florida Keys Keynoter

No.9905600

NOTICE OF SALE

Tenant Name followed
by space number:

Harry Teifer, Unit 102A

Items believed to be
household and garage
items, will be disposed of
at this site on June 17,
2007 or as posted to sat-
isfy owner lien for rent
due in accordance with
State Satutes, Sections
83.801 to 83.809. Seller
reserves the right to over-
bid. All items or spaces
may not be available on
date of sale.

Items believed to be
household and garage
items, will be disposed of
at this site on June 17,
2007 or as posted to sat-
isfy owner lien for rent
due in accordance with
State Satutes, Sections
83.801 to 83.809. Seller
reserves the rightto over-
bid. All items orspaces
may not be available on
date of sale.

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Apply in person at Human Resources,
MM 61, Monday through Friday from
9am-5pm or apply online at
www.hawkscay.com
**Drug Free Workplace and EOE**

DRIVER

Independent/Contract
Carriers Needed
Minimum Guarantee of
$7501week
CDLA flat bed drivers needed immediately for
local delivery of home improvement supplies
in the Middle Keys area. Candidates shall
have a minimum of two years experience,
professional "can do" attitude, and forklift
experience. Background check and drug
testing required for all qualified candidates.
For more information, please call Alan at
(954) 818-0129

F/T Sales Associate
We are looking for a special
person with a friendly personality
and neat appearance.Experience
helpful, but willing to train the
right person. Flexible schedule.
Competitive salary, with health
insurance & bonuses.
Call Armando for an appointment
664-8004

J E W E L R Y

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* If you are upbeat, outgoing, and a team player,
Theater of the Sea has an opportunity for you!
SDigital Photographer Videographer
SFT or P/T Experience is a plus, but we will
* train the right candidate. Must work weekends.
I I
Full time employees receive benefits,
I insurance, & 401K. Fun atmosphere,
working around marine mammals.
* .
I All this, in the most beautiful spot in the
Florida Keys. Apply in person. EOE.

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Raytheon Company and McNeil Security, Inc. will be taking over passenger screening
operations at Key West International and Florida Keys Marathon Airports.
Transportation Security Officers
Full- and part-time positions available at Key West and part-time positions available at
Marathon. Full-time starting salary: $17.50 per hour. Part-time starting salary: $16.50 per
hour, Both full-time and part-time positions offer bonus potential.
No experience necessary. U.S. citizenship and high school diploma or GED are required.
Must be drug free,
Comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time staff including
medical/dentalvision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and 401 (k) plan with
company -,.:i l.'"": o:'.r"--..i.ji: Credentialed skills will be transferable to any U.S.
passenger airport.
For more information, please send your resume to sppkeywest@gmail.com or call us at
305.433.1575.

teruess Is Our Mission
'CustonerSuccess Our Mission

June 9, 2007

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_ __ i i -Guidance Clinic of the Middle Keys
Helping people cope.
5Sponsor the U
Adopt-A-Pet page
for only
$37.44 per mo.
Fully paid healthcare, 401 with match and retirement plan. Call 434-9033
Call your ales rep for more info aor fax resume to 305-434-9040. Visit us at www.ocmk.orq. EEOC/DFWP

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260 General-
Miscellaneous

"''- FLORIDA KEYS ELECTRIC
a COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION, INC.

-

Right-of-Way, Labor Crew
Tavernier Location

Applicant must have a High School diploma or
GED. Entry level position. Work requires
extensive outdoor physical labor. Previous
tree trimming experience helpful; Interest in
pursuing a long term career in the utility
industry is highly desirable. Valid FL Driver's
license required, with the ability to obtain a
CDL certification within six months of
employment.

KNOCKS!!
Put your talents to work for one of the
most successful independent community
banks in Florida.
Our Marathon Office has an immediate
opening for the following position which
includes a Generous Signing Bonus:
TELLER
We will consider enthusiastic candidates
who have strong cash handling
experience and exceptional customer
service skills.
Find out why Orion Employees applaud our
competitive benefits package and exceptional
work environment. Please fax your resume to
239-403-5155 or visit our Online Recruiting
Cent-r Ia orionbank.com

VMS Inc. is a national infrastructure (roads, bridge, tunnel, etc)
maintenance company that pioneered the concept of outcomes-based
asset management for governments. VMS currently provides a full
range of maintenance services for more than 6,000 lane miles or
roadway, 3.783 bridges and nine tunnels including the longest (2.5
miles) multi-modal tunnel in the U.S.

We are VMS, we maintain the roads right here in this area! That's right.
The ones we all drive on daily! We are looking for dedicated people to
join our team to help us make these.roads look and ride great!

Check out our website for more information:
WWW.VMSOM.COM

VMS offers great pay, use of company vehicle, company paid medical
benefits, a generous 401k and more...interested?
Serious inquiries only please,

Career Opporlunles5
More than iust 5 iub'
Make a adterence In a cril Q life
Compeiilive salaries .*,iin full
benefits Including health denial
and generous pension plan

Intervention Prevention Counselor
F.T ,position In i cr, W'-est Thir, position is rcsponsiole for a range i arntly
prevention support, Irter.ention pre.er.ation and reunification services to
prevent child abuse and neglect and to build on family 5 strengtrhs to
pr-ser.e intacr families or t3 strengtr.en families for reunfliC31a.on
efforts Onrers voluntar/ and mandated ser.'ices to families and vacrks
as a part of the Wesley House Ser.ice Center Team A Bachelor's Degree
in social services or related human ser.lce field required
Social Services Case Managers
If vcu ha'e a Dachelor S degree in the social sciences or experience in
social service aelivery and have a desire to be a part of a dynamic ser ice
organization, Wesle9 House offer several counselor opporrunitles Full
Case Management pro...Ides proiectije superriison to children .'.orles .ltvh
children and families to promote reunification or pre.enlion oi remoI.al from
rnome invol.es development 1o iarriil, case plans and ongoing laison rtlh
family, touns Posioans are a.,'alaole In Key -'Vesi Tranrng pror,.ded
Family Support Worker
Tnis position is ifr F T paraproiesaional in Key Vest 'r,.ho is responraile It
irniiaiing and nmaintanin regular long-tern, home ..siling ser. ices i nd
mrakrn. referrWls to orner necesa .ary supponr ser.iceS thal suplorT hnealihy
familie- vtiin chdrren prenatal tir..ugh age 5 years a minimum ur ,' a high
scnhOl diploma or G E D and one year of direct e.perince v.cOrking ..'h
culturally, d.erse families -sscrciate a Degree or CDA preferred
Recruiting volunteer Foster Homes throughout
Monroe County
To apply for these positions
please email your resume to
jurin _.ll._,flrv -yho ,u- rj I_ .. ., ,
or mail to:
Wesley House Family Services
1304 Truman Avenue
Key West, FL 33040
305.292.7160
305.292.7156 faY
Please indicate which position
you are applying for.
EOE

Seeking an Executive
Assistant who is flexible,
responsible and can
multi-task for general
office duties in Marathon.
Some experience
preferable. Must be
detail-oriented w/ good
computer & phone skills.
Call Michael at 481-4301.
Summertime P/T Office
Help computer skills a
must, students welcome.
Ramrod Key. 515-0116
Fax 305-515-2897
CALL CLASSIFED 743-5551

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Office Clerical

Real Estate.

Business.

Lifestyle.

find it in

Sund
ee inlocalnewspaper racksU
fiee in local eiispaper racks

Classifieds 305-743-5551

Mariners

Hospital
HEALTH
Become part ofone of South Florida's premier
employers while working in the Florida Keys.
To meet our growing needs, our healthcare team
seeks -u.l ic.ld individuals for the following
positions. If you are selected, we will provide you
with growth opportunities, a competitive salary
and an excellent benefits package.

Patient Care Techs
Part time. High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified Nursing Assistant with recent hospital
or nursing home experience required.

Unit Clerk
Part time. High school diploma or equivalent.
Hospital or Dr. office experience preferred.

Imaging Assistant
Part time. Weekends. High school diploma or
equivalent.

270
Office- Clerical
The Monroe County De-
paitment of Heath has
an opening for an Admin-
istrative Assistant I posi-
tion. Annual Salary
range: $25,000-
$35,000. Minimum Quali-
fications: Skilled in utiliz-
ing computers and ability
to effectively use Micro-
soft Office applications
including electronic data-
bases. Ability to interact
with clients for intake in-
terviews, billing and ap-
pointment scheduling, in-
cluding telephone, recep-
tion and recordkeeping.
Must be-able to maintain
confidentiality. This posi-
tion will be responsible
for the front desk duties
at the Tavernier clinic.
Please apply on-line at:
https://jobs.myflorida.
corn or call People First
at 1-877-562-7287 or
mail State of FL Employ-
ment Application to: Peo-
Vig'First, P.O. Box 44058,
Jacksonville, FL 32231
or fax application to:
(904)636-2627. Be sure
to refer to requisition
number 64086373. Only
State of Florida Applica-
tions will be accepted,
please. Date closes
06/15/07. EO/AA/VP Em-
plover
275
Professional
Printshop Looking for
a person with qualifica-
tions to run duplicators,
folders, cutters and
stitchers. EEOC +
Drug Free Position
305-743-6732.5101
Overseas Hwy Marathon
The Department of
Children and Families
is seeking a full time
Child Protective Investi-
gatorfortheir Middle
Keys office. This is a pro-
fessional who helps to
protect children and
works with families deal-
ing with allegations of
abuse, neglect, and/or
abandonment. The quali-
fied candidate will pos-
sess a bachelor's degree
from an accredited col-
lege/university, a valid
State of Florida driver's li-
cense and have a desire
tcinprove child and fam-
ily outcomes. Drug test-
ing is mandatory for Child
Protective Investigator
candidates. EOE. Salary
is $34,829.26 plus State
benefits. Submit a State
of Florida application on
People First, which can
be found at http://
peoplefirst.myflorida.
corn.
For more information
contact Patrick Garvey at
(305)293-1678 or
(305)304-9045.
CALL CLASSIFIED 743-5551

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative (FKEC)
has an opening for an entry levelirdividual
to fill the position of General Office Clerk /
Receptionist. Education Requirements;
High school graduate or equivalent.
Training and Experience: Must possess
a valid Florida driver's license. Must
have skills to use a calculator, computer,
printer, telephone, copy machine, micro-
film viewer, electric letter opener, and a
postage machine.

Teller and Senior Teller
positions in Tavernier and Marathon.
Strong customer service and cash
Handling skills required.
Apply to job # 216301 or 210576
You are invited to apply on line at
www;bbt.com or
Karen.Jones@bbandt.com.

were 1e ooIlngJor great canaaIws rojoin olur
pmvfessional team. We offer health insurance.401K
and a fi ,i!' n.. ';di: environment. We are looking
for exceptional people to fill the following position..

ATT"AINI
Alaska lady & son look-
ing to move to a warmer
climate. I am looking for
employment/ living acco-
modations. I am honest,
intelligent, hard working,
dependable with experi-
ence in various service
industries (Owned my
own business' & Man-
agement Positions). I
have excellent refer-
ences. Please if you have
any question's or propo-
sitions don't hesitate to e-
mail me at
cnninrfl if2an\,hnna rn

S ) AMY SLATE'S
DIVE RESORT

PR/FRONT DESK
Amy Slate's Dive Resort in Key Largo,
MM 104, is looking for a special person
who has passion for scuba diving and
the sea and loves sharing their passion
with others. Only detail oriented,
responsible, non smokers.
email amyamoray(d)aol.com or
Call 305-394-1589.

Front Desk & Reservations
Small locally owned resort looking for just the right
person to help us take care of our guests.
SWork in a friendly relaxed environment
SMeet and greet arriving guests
SSell rooms and vacation packages
Share information about Islamorada & the Keys
Make our guests feel welcome.
Full or Part Time
Excellent Wages
Apply in person with Jim at MM 80.4 Oceanside
or call 305-393-8682

360 Professional
Services
Caregiver/housekeeper
/cook position for a
teacher/mother who
loves to help others.
email storm4u2day@aol.
corn or call after
3p.m.(305) 923-6079
We Blow Cellulose
Insulation throughout
the Keys. Free estimates.
305-731-5285
Save on your energy bills

All real estate advertising
in this newspaper is subject
to the Federal Fair Housing
Act of 1968 which makes it
EQUAL HOUSING illegal to advertise "any pref-
OPPORTUNITY erence, liniitation or discrimi-
nation based on race, color, religion, sex or
national national origin, or an intention to make
any such preference limitation or discrimination."
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any
advertising for real estate which is in violation of
the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all
dwellings advertised in this newspaper are avail-
able on an equal opportunity basis.

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J P..ercation, ask Ad Rep for your cancellation number.
Corrections: Please check the accuracy of your advertisement carefully the first day of insertion. Any error
should be reported immediately. THE KEYNOTER WILL ALLOW CREDIT FOR ANY ERRORS ON THE
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Box Replies: When replying to the Keynoter ads with a box number, be sure to include the box number, c/o
the Keynoter, P.O. Box 500158, Marathon, FL 33050. .

June 9, 2007

1150
Power Boats
Crest Pontoons
Ever wonder where all
the Crest Pontoons came
from? Ft. Myers.
800-955-7543
I can help you sell your
boat and/or buy a new/
used boat. Marathon Fl.
Doug 305-481-0372
1160
Sailboats

Clean, quiet, low-profile pro-
fessional male who works for
U.S. government looking for a
room to rent from Big Coppitt
down for June 1, Currently
residing in Las Salinas. Would
like to rent room in Las Salinas or
Ocean Walk or any nearby com-
plex or home if at all possible.
Please contact John at 766-0890
or ikkiro@yahoo.com. Excellent
references available.

Cleaners wanted. Full, part
time. Key West location. Positions
available for all shifts. Supervisor
with on-call responsibility also
required. Call (860) 828-8496 for
local Interview.

June 9, 2007

NAS KEY WEST CLASSIFIEDS are free for active-duty & retired personnel, their families & civilian base employees only. Deadline for submissions is noon the Tues. prior to that Friday's issue. Make
submissions to the NAS Key West Public Affairs Office, P.O. Box 9001, Key West, FL 33040-9001; or fax submissions to 293-2627; or e-mail timothy.j.cox@1pavy.mil. Unless otherwise directed, ads
will run for 4 issues. Name & phone number must accompany all requests in order for them to be considered for publication. For more info., call 293-2434.

Islamorada Sweeping Water Views! Adorable
impeccably maintained cottage sits on a large lot with
fabulous water views Porches front & back catch the
cool breezes & 60'+ new dock $1.250,000

Islamorada -'Bonefish Bungalow' Rela.. on the beach
and enloy the tropical breezes in this lovely mini estate
over ONE ACRE Featuring a colorful and charming two
bedroom one bath all concrete home. $3,400,000

"I'm bored" ... "There's
nothing to do" ... "It's too hot
outside" ...
iter Sound familiar?
for As the enthusiasm of
water "school's out for summer"
it fades into "I miss my friends"
ts these coming weeks,
L'Attitudes offers a solution to
est. keep kids busy: a summer
photo contest.
Whether kids use a dispos-
JE able camera from the grocery
store or mom and dad's snappy
Y point-and-shoot digital, they
can enter their best photos of
what's going on in the Keys to
L'Attitudes.
Local professional photogra-
phers will judge the entries,
by representing the Upper, Middle
er and Lower keys and Key West,
and determine the winning
'rald. shots: Lynne Bentley-Kemp,
Larry Benvenuti, and Donna
Dietrich. And, we're giving
away cash for the three top
winners: $200 for first place,
y $100 for second, and $50 for
third. We'll print the winning
-7103 shots and as many honorable
-3216 mentions as space will allow.
-1040 Here are the rules:
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whether local residents or visi-

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tors to the
Keys, are
eligible.
(Children
of
Keynoter
Publishing
Co.
employees
are not eli-
gible.)
+ A
maximum
Jessica of three
Machetta photos
may be
sent by each child.
SPhotos must be taken in
the Florida Keys.
- Deadline to enter is Aug.
1, 2007.
+ Digitalphotos may be e-
mailed to L'Attitudes Editor
Jessica Machetta at jmachetta
@keynoter.com. Hard copies
may be dropped off at any
Keynoter location, mile marker
91 oceanside (upstairs of the
Reporter building), mile marker
49.5 oceanside, and in the
Overseas Market in Key West.
Photos may also be mailed to
the Keynoter, attn: Island
Images photo contest, 3015
Overseas Hwy., Marathon, FL
33050. Faxed photos will not
be accepted.
Digital photos should be
5 inches by 7 inches at 300 dpi
or larger for optimum printing.
Along with the submis-

'Sea' exhibition
at Crane Point

The Museum of Natural
History at Crane Point will soor
be opening a new exhibit, "Fror
Sea to Shining Sea 200 year!
of Charting America's Coasts."
- The exhibition is being
brought to the Keys by the
Smithsonian Institution's
Traveling Exhibition Services
and the National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administratiol
and will open across the country
at more than 200 venues, include
ing Crane Point, June 21.
The museum staff is looking
for any additional items to dis-
play, specifically old navigation
al tools. Anyone who would lik
to loan or donate itensi 6ll 1
Laura Fowler at 743-39..

MCT holding
open auditions

Marathon Community
STheatre is holding auditions for
n the 2007 summer reading today
s at the theater, next to the cinema
at mile marker 49.5, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Newcomers are encouraged
to audition, including those who
don't have experience.
Additional auditions will be
i held for the theater's annual
Sfundraiser, "One Weekend
I- Only," Aug. 18 and 19 and the
regular open auditions for next
year's season are scheduled for
Sept. 15 and 16.
Visit www.marathon
e theater.org for more details on
upcoming plays.i I I I

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sions, please include the pho-
tographer's name, age, address
and parents' names and phone
number, as well as a brief
description of the subject mat-
ter, and where and when the
photo was taken.
Winners will be
announced by Aug. 17.
So kids, keep your cameras
handy and your eyes open for
things unique to the Keys and
its people. Whether you capture
images of nature, water,
wildlife, architecture, people or
events, we want to see them,
and our readers do too.
Call 743-5551 with ques-
tions.

Tips for kids
My dad, a professional pho-
tographer, told me when I was
a kid that "a good photographer
will get one perfect shot out of
a roll." Digitally, that translates
to about four good shots in
100. The point? Take a lot of
photos of one subject. Zoom in,
zoom out, change angles, etc.
Don't expose the film. I
learned the hard way at the St.
Louis Zoo. I was about 10-
years-old and knew I had some
excellent giraffe shots. I
opened the back of the camera
to see ... I don't know what to
see. Needless to say, I have no
photos of that trip.
History repeats itself. My
daughter took a tiny digital

In brief

camera on a recent fieldtrip to
the Miami Metro Zoo. Her col-
lection of meerkat photos are
just a memory; somehow she
deleted every shot. Don't press
any buttons unless you know
exactly what they do.
People need their feet. For
some reason, many amateur
photographers cut people off at
the knees or ankles, yet manage
to fill half the frame with back-
ground and sky. Before you
press the button, make sure you
can see the feet.
Natural light is best. Take .
the guesswork out of using a
flash and let the sun do the
work for you. Pay attention to
where the sun is in relation to
the subject and watch out for
shadows.
Don't be afraid to get close
- unless it's an alligator, that
is. Fill the frame with your sub-
ject. Don't be shy to get up
close to people.
Finally, keep your camera
on you. How many times have
you said "that would have been
a perfect picture" and you left
your camera at home? You
never know what's going to
happen, especially in the Keys.
Now, that should be plenty
to get you going. Get snapping!

Jessica Machetta is the edi-
tor of L'Attitudes. She can be
reached at jmachetta@
keynoter.com.

Keys Arts & Entertainment

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Find reminders of why we live here

Playing tourist
sometimes a rare
.treat for locals
First week in June. First
week in a hurricane season
that had two tropical
storms by June 2. I look around
and we're finally getting back
to normal after the 2005 storms.
Our poinciana trees are
blooming this year. Starting ten-
tatively, they are now throwing
out scarlet blossoms like flyers
at an election campaign. I think
they're dancing when we're not
looking.
The gumbo-limbo in my
yard that looked for all the
world dead now has little spring
leaves. A more prompt gardener
would have hauled that one

My ste away after
the first
year, but
give it
another six
away last months
with her. She's very gooand it's
-" going
.. again!
.: Blue
.skies, red
flowers
and gaudy
Judi Bradford sunsets.
That's
what we came here for.
My sister-in-law Lori
Zimmerman visited with a
friends of hers on a girls' get-
away last month and I took
some time off to be a tourist
with her. She's very good at it.
The Butterfly and Nature
Conservancy is one of her

In brief

Theater workshop
still registering

Earl and Elizabeth Halbe
and The Peace Covenant
Presbyterian Church are
accepting students for their
summer theater workshop for
children who have completed
second through fifth grades
(first graders will be consid-
ered on an individual basis).
The three-week workshop
begins June 11 and is from 2
to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, culminating in a per-
formance of "Cinderella,
Cinderella...A Participation

Play For Children," a short
musical.
The camp is a the fellow-
ship hall at Peace Covenant
Presbyterian Church,
2610 Flagler Ave. in Key
West and includes children-in
an interactive process geared
toward learning more about
the art of stage performing,
including movement and
singing, theater games to
spark imagination and
increase concentration and
learning the audition process.
Sibling discounts and a lim-
ited number of scholarships
are available.
Call 294-0687.

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favorites and I love having an -
excuse to wander into that little
dream. Sam Trophia has creat-
ed a beautiful experience down
there at the south end of Duval
Street.
You walk through the doors
and it's like Dorothy discover-
ing Oz. Suddenly everything is
in living color. Butterflies are
like an irregularly pulsing
euphoria. Get several thousand
of them together and it can
make you feel pretty good. Add
in the cutest little teeny birds in
the world and, well, it's really
sweet.
We also went down to
Sunset. As someone who lives
in Key West, the Sunset
Celebration is a rare treat. We
locals don't indulge in Sunset
that often.
It was the locals from the
1980s that created Sunset; that
encouraged the performers and
vendors; that made the nightly
ritual famous.
But I didn't see any of those
folks at Sunset. The only people
I saw that I knew were a few of
the performers and vendors.
It's not the old Sunset of
familiarity and easygoing enjoy-
ment of nature and entertain-
ment. Nevertheless, it's exciting
and exotic.
Will Soto, still there after all
these years, gives an energetic
show with a style of humor that
makes everyone in the audience

feel they're his personal friends.
The wind was howling the night
we were there, but that didn't
keep him off the high wire.
Dominique and his astonish-
ing cats were there. Dominique
gets more and more eccentric
every time I. see him. The weird
cackling laugh; now the ripped
clothes. He's entertaining by
himself, but add those felines
who will do anything for him
and it's a winner.
The cats I have known can-
not be trusted to stay put in a
crowd, but his wander freely
and return when it's time for
their part of the act. They retain
the right to be nonchalant and to

adjust the act to their own pref-
erences, but they are remarkably
cooperative.
Dr. Juice, "The Calypso
Tumbler," blows my mind every
time I see him flying and spin-
ning. He is as comfortable in
the air as on the ground. Not
governed by gravity, he just has
a handshake relationship with
the force that keeps the rest of
us in a constant state of anxiety.
At the end of the day, I see
why people love coming down
to Key West. I should be a
tourist more often.

A another perfect day to stop
and stir the grits and
smell the flowers..,
Back home on the Gulf of
Mexico's Redneck Riviera,
while visiting the family over a
long weekend, I heard Jimmy
Buffett was in town doing the
same, visiting his sister LuLu.
And if I do say so myself she
is one hell of a fine cook and

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Thankfully,
the woman
is hos-
pitable
enough to
open up her
kitchen to
visitors.
Being that
LuLu's
S seafood
gumbo is a
powerful
Sammie Mays aphrodisi-
ac, I
launched my 1966 Boston
Whaler into the dark green

waters of Weeks Bay, just north-
west of Gulf Shores, Ala., and
planned on dropping in on the
Buffett family for Sunday din-
ner.
If ever you find yourself in
the Deep South, one rule of
thumb to remember: If the morn-
ing dew is still on the ground it
is clearly too early to stop in for
a visit unless otherwise invited.
Not one for taking the last piece
of fried chicken from the plate
- with Elbows T. Mumbler at
the helm we cruised down the
tranquil bayou spying alligators
to pass the time.
The morning sunlight was.
hard at work forcing its beams
through the massive limbs of the
ancient moss-covered oaks. Tire
swings awaited the arrival of
grandchildren from church,
while the charming antebellum
homes sat proud atop the gentle
slope of the azalea-lined river-
bank the occasional whiff of
chicory coffee and bacon frying
made my stomach growl.
"Enough of this meandering!"
I said from the bow as I popped
open a couple cans of Dixie
beer. "Turn this ship around and
set a course for LuLu's!"
Hanging on to my beverage
with one hand and my hat with
the other Elbows opened up

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the engine. Kickin' up a rooster-
tail, we watered lawns, sliding
around comers and zipping
down straight a ways. What fun
watching gators get up on all
fours, belly-bustin' into the
bayou.
Off in the distance and just a
little ways under the bridge,
LuLu's was coming into view
and to my delight so was a rain-
bow of carnations floating in the
cool fresh water. I motioned for
Elbows to cut the engine while
leaning over to grab one it
stood straight up like it had just
been picked.
"Where do think these came
from Elbows?" I asked. Looking
around and then up, Elbows
mumbled a logical scenario, "I
think some bi*#h was mad at her
boyfriend and tossed them out of
her car from off the bridge."
Yeah Elbows, you're proba-
bly right, I said. One man's trash
is another's treasure let's get
em'!
Shifting gears back and forth
from forward to neutral, Elbows
meticulously maneuvered the
boat from flower to flower while
I laid across the bow picking the
beauties from the bayou. Not
one was left behind we res-
cued the entire bouquet includ-
ing the baby's breath and leather
leaf ferns. As it turned out, it
was one huge arrangement, a
couple of dozen carnations at
least.
Laughing and having a good
ole time, and with my too-huge-
not-to-notice bouquet in hand,
we docked at LuLu's and
trekked barefoot through the
white hot sand, making our way
to the shelter of the thatched-
roof bar.
We ordered the Sunday morn-
ing drink special two of the
"four-you-hit-the-floor" Cadillac
margaritas over ice. They were

so good we ordered another and
another and another and half
way through the fourth, Elbows
begins to think we're being
stared at, in discontent no less. -
Shut-up and quit mumbling
Elbows before your ice melts, I
said.
Tapping our toes in the sand
and singing along with the
acoustic players' rendition of
Cheeseburger in Paradise our
gumbo and oyster po boys
arrived.
Simply, there was no excuse
for having all this fun we
were drunk and heavy into it
when LuLu Buffett got up on the
stage asking for a brief moment
of silence to remember a friend
who had on this very day, eight-
years ago, died in a plane crash
on this very bay.
Wide-eyed I looked over at
Elbows and he looked back at
me and we both looked down at
that damn too-huge-not-to-notice
bouquet of flowers lying there
on our table.
I summoned the courage to
look up at the crowd and my
worst nightmare was staring me
in the face. Every single person
in the house had drawn a bead
on that too-huge-not-to-notice
bouquet, the memorial flowers
that had been dropped into the
water in memory of the fallen
pilot.
Elbows began singing an
almost imperceptible refrain of
Lynard Skynard's "Give Me
Three Steps" when everything
went fuzzy.

Sammie Mays is a gonzo
journalist, former celebrity desk
reporter for the National
Enquirer and is the host for
Comcast television's "Spotlight
on the Keys." She can be
reached at www.saminthe
keys.com.

A brief

Gallery opens
Abreux works

"Far from Home," a collec-
tion of work by painter Cuban
artist Luis Abreux, is on display
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at
the Galliry 6n dreene, 606
Greerid Si., in Key West.
Call 304-2323 or visit
www.galleryongreene.com.

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Exhibition held
'on the porch'
at co-op gallery
By ALISON SCHAEFFLER-MURPHY
L'Attitudes Contributor

A artist Caren Ragan adds
charm and personality
to all things living and
that is why the Bougainvillea
House Gallery welcomes her
as the newest member. To cel-
ebrate her as the gallery's
newest edition, she's also this
month's featured artist for
Arts On The Porch.
A visit to Ragan's Web
site, www.portraitsby
ragan.com, shows the extent
of her talents. Ragan enjoys
working on a commission
basis for portraits of family,
friends and pets. Since living
in the Keys, she has become
enamored by our sunsets and
with our wildlife. Her free-
lance work illustrates many of
our fine feathered friends in
illustrious light.
As a portrait artist who
works in both oils and pastels,
Ragan has become nationally
recognized for her ability to
inspire the viewer to appreci-
ate each subject's distinctive
individuality. Whether Ragan
she's depicting a beloved
child, adult,, pet, or any num-
ber of our local birds or other
Keys faurna, she strikes a col-

Caren Ragan's works, which include land and seascapes,
island views, wildlife, people and pets, are on display at the
Bougainvillea House Gallery in Marathon. Meet the artist
during Arts on the Porch.

orful cord of recognition,
which brings viewers into that
exact moment in time. This
classically trained painter has
been painting portraits for
more than 25 years and offers
the viewer images that are
colorful while subdued; they
evoke our emotions.
After receiving her bache-
lor's of fine arts at Pratt
Institute, she furthered her
studies in New York with
renowned portraitists Daniel
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New book shows
plight of Keys
veterans in '30s
By MICHAEL WELBER
L'Attitudes contributor

While the often-heard
catchphrase "Support
our troops" has been
popular with the public, the
stark reality has been much
different. Whether it's the
deplorable conditions exposed
recently at Walter Reed
Hospital or the government's
denial of the effects of Agent
Orange in Vietnam, the gov-
ernment both Republican
and Democratic has been

reluctant, in fact, to support
the troops.
This was particularly true
after World War I. When U.S.
soldiers sailed off to Europe to
fight the "war to end all wars"
they left jobs and families for
what turned out to be a bloody
and dirty war. The conflict
cost 116,708 American lives.
According to the authors of
"The Bonus Army: An
American Epic," "The veter-
ans found their jobs filled by
others or their farms lost to
creditors and back taxes." The
men were paid very poorly -
just one dollar a day for
their service ard didn't get the
more generous benefits that

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modern soldiers receive.
The book, in almost daily
detail, describes a long
sequence of events culminat-
ing in the infamous Labor Day
hurricane that killed hundreds
of veterans in the Florida
Keys. It's an often told story
.but the book provides many
untold details about the
tragedy and poses an impor-
tant question about whether
the government could have
saved these men from grue-
some deaths cause by the most
powerful hurricane to ever hit
the U.S. mainland.
Beginning with efforts to
get the U.S. Congress to grant
a bonus, authors Paul Dickson
and Thomas B. Allen, describe
how a group of former soldiers
put together what came to be
called the Bonus
Expeditionary Force or
Bonus Army to march on
Washington D.C. and
demand pay-
ment for
their time in
uniform.
While
Congress
eventually
overrode
President
Calvin
Coolidge's veto
in 1924 to pass t s
wartime "bonus."
there was a catch
the certificate
wouldn't come due
until 1945. That was
OK with veterans at
the time, but when the Great
Depression hit, many out-of-
work former soldiers were

The Bonus Army marched on Washington to demand pay for
their service in the military. Keys veterans played a part in the
historic move, as told in a new book by Paul Dickson and

Thomas Allen.
very hard up. Key West was a
classic example. A full 80 per-
cent of local workers were out
of a job and per capi-
ta monthly income
w as lust seven dol-

According to
"'The Bonus
Army" there was
"serious talk of
,b. andoning [Key
-- West]--
*4 removing the
residents to
St' where there
^ were jobs.
Tampa was
mentioned."
It's hard
io imagine the desti-
tution of the time. Many peo-
ple literally starved to death.
Over 600,000 people were out
of work in Chicago alone.
While private groups such as

the Salvation Army helped
feed people, the federal gov-
ernment did very little.
Veterans groups decided
they wanted to get their bonus
money early to help them say
afloat during very hard times.
So, in June of 1932, about
15,000 veterans descended on
Washington some coming
by freight train and some even
on foot to convince
Congress to grant immediate
payment. Eventually, under
presidential orders, General
Douglas MacArthur drove the
veterans out at the point of a
bayonet. Some died.
When Franklin Roosevelt
was elected in 1932, he also
opposed the bonus because of
the cost. However, in order to
help pull the country out of
the Depression, he created the
Federal Emergency Relief
Administration to provide
work for those without jobs. In
1935, FERA sent a group of
700 World War I veterans to
the Keys to help build a high-
way to Key West so that the
city could become a tourist
destination and survive the
destitution it endured.
The chapter in "The Bonus
Army" on the Labor Day
Hurricane provides a fascinat-
ing look into how natural
events can change history. In a
story that's familiar to many
Keys residents, the unnamed
storm with winds of 200 mph
and an 18-foot storm surge
destroyed a train sent to rescue
veterans working on Upper
Matecumbe Key. I I

Keynoter photo by JESSICA MACHETTA
Kids gather at Nelson English Park in Key West for the annual
Juneteenth celebration, which this year is scheduled for June
16. All are invited to the free event.

Celebrate in

Bahama Village

Lots to do at
Nelson English
on Juneteenth
On June 16, Juneteenth
Freedom Celebration Day
will be observed at
Nelson English Park at the corer
of Catherine and Thomas streets
in Key West from 6 to 9 p.m.
Juneteenth is the oldest
known celebration of the end of
slavery, an international celebra-
tion for many African
Americans, reminding all of us
of the triumph of the human
spirit over the cruelty of slavery.
While President Lincoln
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation on January 1,
1863, the word did not reach
parts of Texas and other southern
states until June 19, 1865.
Hence, Juneteenth is celebrated
internationally as an important
date in African American history.
An evening of music by local
DJs and rappers, gospel music,
food and soft drinks, games and
prizes, as welLas education,

counseling and free HIV testing
have been organized by AIDS
Help, Coral City Elks Club,
Monroe County Health
Department, Human Services
Associates, Inc., Care Center for.
Mental Health,
Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance, and City of Key West
Parks and Recreation department
and other volunteers.
"This is an opportunity for
the African American communi-
ty to acknowledge this important
event in our history and to call
attention to issues today such as
substance abuse and HIV that
would enslave our youth," said
Hayward
Magby, AIDS Help health
educator and organizer of the
event.
The event is free and open to
the public.
This event is also the opening
of Goombay Summer Fest that
will culminate on July 7 with a
Bahmniian i,) le concen at the
Truman iWatrfro'ot.

Blackman works on display

Watercolors go
up at art center
on Wednesday
Mary Blackman, local
watercolorist, is the
featured artist at the
Key West Art Center from
June 13 through 27.
Years of scuba diving,
kayaking, and exploring the
Keys backcountry have given
her an insight reflected in the
approach to her work. The
realistic paintings depict a
variety of plants, birds and
other creatures encountered
in her adventures.
She and her husband Alex
have recovered driftwood
and exotic hardwoods from
the mangroves, which Alex
fashions into frames to com-
plement the paintings. The
paintings are enhanced by
the rustic quality of this
wood that is water worn from
drifting in the Gulf stream
and cast ashore by the

'Weedling' is an example of Mary Blackman's work that soon
goes on display at the Key West Art Center. See this and more
of her works beginning Wednesday.

storms.
Anyone who appreciates
the natural beauty of the
Keys will enjoy this exhibi-
tion.
Mary is a member of the
Lower Keys Artists Network,
Florida Keys Art Guild,

Key West Art and
Historical Society, and the
Key West Art Center. The
artcenter is at 301 Front St.
in Key West and open from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For more, call the art cen-
ter at 294-1241.

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Keys Arts & Entertainment

Veterans horror told

BONUS / From 6

One eyewitness saw, "the
incredible horror of bodies
lying in windows, bodies
rolling midst sunken boats
[sic], bodies hanging from
trees, bodies protruding
from the sand ... They had
literally been sandblasted to
death.
One person who came to
report on the scene was
SErnest Hemingway, driving
up from his home in Key
West. He was horrified by
what he saw and wrote a
strong article about the dev-
astation. He and others felt
there had been enough
warning, "the construction
companies had pulled out
their equipment in advance
of the storm and that the
government was culpable
for the deaths."
It's a fascinating tale told

in great detail for the history
buffs. There are nearly 100
pages of notes, appendices
and bibliography. The section
on the storm alone makes the
book worth reading for Keys
residents, even those familiar
with the events of 1935.
For a good overview of
this period of history, take a
look at the Web sites created
by Keys historian Jerry
Wilkinson, which tell the
story with.maps and photos.
They include: www.keys
history.org/Bridge-that-
never-was.html, www
.keyshistory.org/shelf
1935hurr.html and www
.keyshistory.org/hurr
memorial.html.
"The Bonus Army: An
American Epic" by Paul
Dickson and Thomas B.
Allen is published by
Walker and Company, 370
pages, and retails for
$13.95.

Among those who took home CAP award this week are (from left) Clayton Lopez, Teri Johnson,
Vicki Gordon, Lynda Frechette and Rob Russo.

Gordon gets top CAP

honors at ceremony

Pride event an
annual tradition
for community
Vicki Gordon, owner of
Barefoot Appraisal
Company in Key West,
took top honors as Outstanding
Community Member of the Year
at Monday's 2007 CAP
(Celebrating Achievement in
Pride) Awards Show at the
Tropic Cinema.
Hosted by Travelhost.
Magazine's Pamela Childs and
Rhonda Florence, the annual
event is one of the Gay and
Lesbian Center's premiere

Bert Whitt: Unsung Hero.
RV Beaumont: Generous
Heart.
Steve Smith: Community
Promoter.
Key West Commissioner
Clayton Lopez: Public Service.
Lynda Frechgtte:
Community Friend.
+ Rob Russo: Most
Enthusiastic Newcomer.
Headliners Bruce Moore and
Bobby Nesbitt entertained a
packed house with their reper-
toire of Broadway renditions.
Randy Thompson, accompanied
by Michael Fauss, took to the
stage for a special guest appear-
ance.
Highlights from the reception
and the awards show will be
broadcast on this week's "Buzz
in the Keys," airing Saturday
and Sunday at 8 p.m. on
Comcast Channel 19 with hosts
Rhonda Florence, Pamela Childs
and Kathy Koury.

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Ragan's work showing

RAGAN / From 5

Greene and Harvey
Dinnerstein. Her talents were
further honed with studies at
the New York Academy of
Art and the National
Academy of Art.
Ragan's gallery and muse-
um exhibitions are equally
impressive. She has enjoyed
representation in the
Northeast at the Salmagundi
Gallery, Stone Ridge Gallery,
Giverny Gallery, and the
Noel Fine Art Gallery to
name a few. In Florida, her
work has been shown in the
Miami Metropolitan
Museum, Coral Springs'
Schacknower Museum, Boca
Raton's City Hall, and the
Fort Lauderdale Art at the
Airport.
Locally, her art can be
viewed at the Bougainvillea
House Gallery or the Key
West Art Center.
Ragan teaches workshops
and private lessons to chil-
dren and adults and is cur-
rently setting up a series of
workshops in classical draw-
ing and painting techniques.
This series of weeklong
classes begins Friday at the
SKey West Art Center.
Visitors to the
Bougainvillea House Gallery
today will enjoy not only
viewing her paintings, but
also examples of her fine tal-
ents as a portrait artist.
Ragan will be on hand to
talk with visitors about her
life as an artist, her love of

the Keys and her upcoming
painting and drawing classes.
The gallery is at 12420
Overseas Highway in
Marathon and is open from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the
summer.
For more, call the gallery
at 743-0808.

Take a class
Ragan is teaching an art
class June 15 from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m. at the Key West Art
Center.
The class runs for nine
sessions and is open to pro-
fessional painters and begin-
ners.
Classic drawing covers
topics such as how to use a
plumb line, composition, val-
ues, shadows, weight of line,
light and dark shapes, learn-
ing how to draw or paint
what you see, and making
artistic decisions. The idea is
to take these methods to pro-
duce. a realistic drawing that
has dimension, interest and
the sensitivity of the artists
hand, similar to Albert Durer
drawings.
Students will need pencils
2h, hb, 2b, 4b, white
charcoal, and sepia a
drawing board, white paper
and colored canson or
mitientes paper (gray or
blue) and a kneaded eraser.
Cost of is $250 and the
class may evolve into further
studies to develop paintings.
Call Ragan at 304-9851 or
e-mail her at carenragan@
aol.com for more informa-
tion or to register.

Events cater
to all levels
of diving skill
W arm water welcomes
water-lovers at Island
Sun Splash '07, which
kicks off Sunday and runs
through June 16 at multiple ven-
ues in the Upper Keys.
Organized by the Upper Keys
Association of Dive and Snorkel
Operators, the event includes
activities for everyone from
experienced divers to families
visiting North America's only
living coral barrier reef for the
first time. Special events directed
at youngsters are a hallmark of
Island Sun Splash.
"Kids are the future of diving
so let's get them involved," said
Kenny Wheeler, one of the
event's organizers. "We want
people to know that the 'Dive
Capital of the World,' Key
Largo, and our close neighbors

to the south are the perfect desti-
nations for families to dive and
snorkel."
Discover Scuba diving class-
es offer visitors their first taste of
diving. Snorkeling lessons are
set to make sightseeing from the
water's surface a fun and safe
experience.
Underwater photography and
video seminars are accompanied
by photo and video contests,
with separate divisions for kids
and adults. Professional under-
water photographers Tom and
Therisa Stack and Emmy-win-
ning videographer Frazier
Nivens are presenting "how to"
seminars and direct the contests.
Mixing fun above and below
the water is the Land & Sea
Photo Scavenger Hunt, during
which contestants must seek out
and photograph local landmarks
and beautiful reef fish to earn
points and win prizes. Every kid
age 15 and younger that partici-

pates in the junior division will
be a prize winner.
Kids also can enter the Junior
Olympics, a set of in-pool games
that focus on fun, sportsmanship
and competition.

Studios expands artists' spaces

Deadline for
application is
Wednesday

Approaching its one-year
anniversary, The Studios
of Key West is embark-
ing on an ambitious growth plan
to support local artists, audi-
ences and cultural experiences.
The next phase, set for August,
involves the addition of six
additional creative workspaces
in the Historic Key West
Armory.
"We're very excited about
offering more subsidized studios
for Key West writers and
artists," said Bob Muens, chair-

man of the organization's board.
"And the end of the year will
also see enhanced offerings in
workshops, public programs,
and creative opportunities."
The first group of studios
opened in late 2006 on the first
floor of the Armory at 600
White St. Those selected to uti-
lize the space included mixed-
media creator Cayman Smith-
Martin, painter Peter Vey, writer
Mark Heddon, and collage and
mixed-media artist Debra Yates.
All studios applications are
reviewed and ranked by an inde-
pendent jury based on the sam-
ples and responses provided.
New studio spaces range in

price from $175 monthly to
$350.
"My space at the Armory
affords soaring ceilings that fill
the room with the beautiful clear
light of Key West," Vey said.
"The energy generated through
the interaction and creative
camaraderie with the other
artists is truly wonderful, and
our experience here continues to
develop every day."
Artists and writers who
would like to be considered for
upcoming studios spaces,
expected to be ready after Aug.
1, are urged to apply. The dead-
line is Wednesday.
Applications are available at
the armory, or by request them
at 296-0458 or info@tskw.org.

The Reef Environmental
Education Foundation conducts
its popular fish ID classes so no
introductions will be necessary
when snorkelers and divers
come nose to snout with the
local underwater inhabitants.
Shallow reefs and wrecks in
calm, clear water await newly-
certified and less experienced
divers, while advanced divers
can make the journey down to
various shipwrecks.
For extremely experienced
divers, seminars that focus on
deep technical diving are avail-
able. One of the week's antici-
pated highlights is a trip to the
new Florida Keys History of
Diving Museum, which houses '
an unparalleled collection of his-
toric dive gear. The museum fea-
tures a special collection dedicat-
ed to Art McKee, a treasure
diver from Islamorada regarded
as the "father of recreational div-
ing."
Dr. Sally Bauer, co-founder
of the museum, are offering
seminars on the history of diving
and show how recreational div-
ing actually got its start in the

The Keys
coral reef,
underwater
wrecks and
marine life
b'ttract people
of all ages.
Even the most
novice
snorkelers can
experience
the wonders
on shallow
reefs with
abundant
sea life.

Photo by
STEPHEN FRINK

waters off Islamorada.
SModem treasure hunter Carl
Fismer will conduct two semi-
nars on the 1733 Spanish Fleet
that was forced onto Keys reefs
by a powerful hurricane. Fismer
plans to lead tours to local wreck
sites after each session.
Also happening are kayaking
trips, introductory sailing lessons
and a fishing clinic at the
Worldwide Sportsman store in
Islamorada.
A family barbecue and
awards party wraps up the week-
long event.
Admission wristbands to
Island Sun Splash cost $20 per
adult and $10 per youngster age
10 to 14. Children under 10 are
admitted free.
The wristbands allow
entrance to all seminars, the Try
Scuba pool sessions and 10 per-
cent discounts on dive trips, dive
gear, apparel, meals at participat-
ing-restaurants and merchandise
at participating retailers.
For a complete schedule of
events, and participating dive
shops, restaurants and retailers,,
visit www.divecapital.org.

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K1;s Arts & Entertainment

2 cool 4 school?

Library hosts
program for kids
on Thursday
Ab
T he Marathon public library
presents 2 Cool 4 School,
a summer program for the
school-age crowd, Thursdays
from 10 to 11 a.m., June 14
through Aug. 9.

Following is a list of literary
topic slated to be the focus of
each workshop:
+ June 14: Snip! Splash!
Create! Students can cut and
paste like Eric Carle and create
their own paper collage illustra-
tions with artist Alison Shaeffler-
Murphy.
June 21: Super Science.

Kids will explore the amazing
world.of science with hands-on
experiments and activities.
June 28: Big and Bad -
Fox and Coyote: Some of the
scariest, funniest and best-loved
stories feature Fox and Coyote
as the tricky bad guys.
July 5: Liar's Club. The
stories kids will hear are
absolutely true. No laughing is
allowed. The no-smiling rule
will be strictly enforced.
Seriously! Readers take kids on
a wacky, wild adventure as they
tell the biggest lies ever told.
.* July 12: It's Showtime!
The world is a stage. Actor Earl
Halbe shows how to discover the
fun of creative dramatics.
July 19: Land of Yo. Yo-yo
beginners and experts are wel-
come to learn new tricks with
Robert and Stephanie Baybrook,
the Masters of Yo.
July 26: Big and Bad -
Lions and Tigers and Crocs (oh
my!): Big and small cats, alliga-
tors, crocodiles ... they're hungry
and on the prowl. Kids join in on
a ferocious feast of tales.
Aug. 2: Hairy and Scary -
Monsters, Ghosts, and other
Creepy Characters:

Summer Artcamp, Key West
Art and Historical Society's
annual program, is enrolling kids
in grades one through six to
explore techniques in scrimshaw,
nautical knots and decoupage.
The camp costs $150 per
week and runs 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at Fort East Martello
Museum, 3501 S. Roosevelt
Blvd., through July 27.
Visit www.kwahs.com.
Key West Sympihory's Sol
Fest features more'than 150
local and visiting students to

study and perform concerts
throughout Key West. The new
dance program added this year
in partnership with CoffeeMill
Dance Studio expands the
already diverse program, which
runs through June 29.
For more, call 292-1774 or
the CoffeeMill at 296-9982.
CAMP, a Marathon-based
music program that enrolls kids
Keyswide, invites the public to
attend its kick-off party and
fundraising dinner Sunday from
6 to 9 p.m. at KeyColony Inn.
The event offers live enter-
tainment, hours d'oeuvres and a
cash bar for a suggested $10
donation. Call 43-6245.

NEW MUSIC; Rock Solomon croons to the crowd at the
San Carlos Institute at a release party of his new CD,
'Unlocking the Window.' The multi-media event included
live music, dance, video projection, narration and acted
scenes. For more, visit www.myspace.com/rocksolomon.

Not for the easily scared or tweak listeners' ears, tie their
faint-of-heart, these horrid, hair- tongues in knots and fill their
raising stories will creep every- bellies full of laughs.
one out ... if they don't die It's cooler at the library, mile
laughing! marker 48.7 (next to
Aug. 9: Clickety-Clackety, Fisherman's Hospital). For
Creaky-Squeaky Stories will more, call 743-5156.